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Plant Spondias tuberosa (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Imbu; Umbu
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 not available 7.9 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit not available 1.5 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 200.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 0.6 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 7.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 90.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 1.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit not available 1100.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit not available 210.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 16700.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available 11.1 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit not available 120.0 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 1.3 -0.87 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
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *