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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
Antidementia 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *