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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Pomarrosa; Rose Apple
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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 30.0 2385.0 -0.14 *
ASH 0 Fruit 4000.0 28385.0 -0.73 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 1.4 8.5 -0.13 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 290.0 2045.0 -0.42 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 142000.0 966665.0 0.98 *
CHLORINE 7 Fruit 40.0 258.0 -0.52 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.1 0.6 -0.95 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 19350.0 -0.49 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 11000.0 80000.0 -0.58 *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 75.0 -0.23 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 560.0 3580.0 -0.12 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 40.0 260.0 -0.87 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 5.0 34.0 -0.36 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 115.0 852.0 -0.72 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 500.0 3225.0 -1.30 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 5000.0 45160.0 -0.86 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 1.7 -0.71 J Cell Biochem VOL. 22=1995
SODIUM 1 Fruit 340.0 2200.0 0.02 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
SULFUR 14 Fruit 130.0 840.0 -0.40 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.1 1.1 -0.54 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calcium-Antagonist 2 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 5 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Cardioprotective 6 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Chemopreventive 1 *
Circulotonic 1 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 1 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Detoxicant 1 *
Diuretic 5 *
Fibrinolytic 1 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).