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Plant Solanum melongena (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Aubergine; Eggplant
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 140.0 1735.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Fruit 10.0 124.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 0.8 10.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available 110000.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 430.0 5700.0 0.82 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 189.0 5836.0 0.80 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 380.0 2794.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Fruit 70.0 867.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
PIPECOLIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 620.0 32000.0 1.25 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Fruit 460.0 5700.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 10000.0 200000.0 1.21 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 46000.0 338000.0 1.26 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Fruit 420.0 5204.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.2 8.8 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 410.0 5576.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Fruit 200.0 2478.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
SILVER 3 Fruit 0.1 0.2 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 2 Duke, 1992 *
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Autotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchosedative 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 4 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 26 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 4 Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 3 Duke, 1992 *