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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 130.0 127.0 -0.94 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 550.0 6705.0 -0.99 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 7000.0 56000.0 -0.72 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.1 0.7 -0.92 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SODIUM 1 Fruit 90.0 1605.0 -0.03 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 130.0 800.0 -0.43 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
TANNIN 35 Fruit Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.0 1.8 -0.45 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
WATER 0 Fruit 827000.0 858000.0 0.38 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialzheimeran 4 *
Antiamblyopic 1 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianemic 3 *
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 *
Antiarthritic 6 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 3 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiberiberi 1 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 4 *
Anticanker 2 *
Anticarcinomic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).