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Plant Spondias tuberosa (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Imbu; Umbu
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimigraine 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinociceptive 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiplaque 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95