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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
SODIUM 1 Fruit 20.0 2150.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
SOLAMARGINE 9 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLANIDINE 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLANINE 26 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLASODINE 18 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLASONINE 11 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 50.0 620.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM 0 Fruit 2.0 5.6 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Fruit 20000.0 30000.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 126.0 152.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Fruit not available 2000.0 -0.89 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.4 10.0 0.60 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Fruit 380.0 4957.0 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Fruit 0.4 0.4 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTAMINE 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 100.0 1239.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 11 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Fruit 250.0 3593.0 0.49 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiHIV 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocysteine 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperthyroid 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th