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Plant Zizyphus jujuba

Common Names
Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao
How this plant is used
Food

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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
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 145000.0 926000.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 72000.0 753000.0 1.12 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 748000.0 950000.0 1.70 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot 753000.0 789000.0 1.12 Duke, 1992 *
CEANOTHIC-ACID 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 4000.0 12000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 7.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 57 Leaf not available 3000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 1000.0 17000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 43000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 4000.0 335000.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Shoot not available 17000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 6000.0 48000.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 143000.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 22000.0 28000.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot not available 301000.0 1.37 Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 7.0 170.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
JUJUBOSIDES 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiallergic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 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.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th