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Plant Spondias dulcis (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Ambarella
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
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 10.0 11.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 360.0 2750.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 31000.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 2.0 16.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit not available 1.9 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 560.0 4275.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed not available 5000.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 116000.0 947000.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 0.9 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-XYLOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 8000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 11000.0 84000.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 3.0 23.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 460.0 3510.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
L-ARABINOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-FUCOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 48.0 240.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed not available 1200.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 6 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sweetener 1 Merck 11th Edition
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).
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
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).
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th