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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.
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Immunomodulator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
Insulinogenic 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
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Laxative 3 Martindale's 29th
Leptingenic 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
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Pesticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.