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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Simmondsia chinensis (Simmondsiaceae)

Common Names
Jojoba
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Seed 14000.0 16000.0 -0.96 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 372.0 -0.69 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 246000.0 291000.0 -0.92 *
COBALT 2 Seed 0.7 -0.18 *
COPPER 12 Seed 10.0 -0.44 *
FAT 0 Seed 456000.0 538000.0 1.44 *
FIBER 15 Seed 35000.0 42000.0 -0.73 *
IRON 6 Seed 46.0 -0.49 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3,7-DIRHAMNOSIDE 0 Leaf *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-RUTINOSIDE 2 Leaf *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1410.0 -0.61 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 21.0 -0.41 *
NARCISSIN 0 Leaf *
NICKEL 3 Seed 4.0 -0.14 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 6610.0 -0.52 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 149000.0 156000.0 -0.69 *
SIMMONDSIN 1 Seed *
SODIUM 1 Seed 136.0 -0.50 *
WATER 0 Seed 43000.0 46000.0 -0.70 *
ZINC 77 Seed 16.0 -0.83 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenalinic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaggregant 1 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 (View) *
Antianorectic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiappetant 1 (View) *
Antiarrhythmic 3 (View) *