Plant Solanum melongena (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Aubergine; Eggplant

How this plant is used

Food

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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Cardiomyopathogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective	9	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular	2	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Cerebrophilic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cerebrotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chelator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	4	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	7	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholinergic	2	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant	2	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Inhibitor	1	Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Paralytic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *