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Plant Spondias mombin (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 160.0 1615.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 35000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.0 115.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 260.0 2500.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 106000.0 883000.0 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 121000.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 5000.0 58000.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 10.0 127.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 420.0 4050.0 0.59 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 5.0 117.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 310.0 3250.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 8000.0 67000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 3.5 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available 15000.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.4 4.5 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 827000.0 880000.0 0.48 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
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Pesticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sequestrant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Vasodilator 5 Martindale's 29th
Vulnerary 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).