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Common Names
Aubergine; Eggplant
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYCOXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 510.0 | 6320.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 85.0 | 1563.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 1.4 | 40.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 60.0 | 1487.0 | 0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Fruit | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Fruit | 90.0 | 1152.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRANS-FERULOYL-OCTOPAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRANS-FERULOYL-TYRAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL-OCTOPAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL-TYRAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NASUNIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 0.9 | 98.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Fruit | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Fruit | 5400.0 | 10250.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 80.0 | 991.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | 291.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Sunscreen | 3 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Sympathomimetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tachycardic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |