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Plant Zizyphus jujuba

Common Names
Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao
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
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 590.0 3550.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Hull Husk not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOPELARGONIDINE 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 620.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
MALEIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 10.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
MASLINIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Leaf not available 40000.0 -1.10 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 0.7 53.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available 4000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 270.0 2120.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf not available 2000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot not available 2300.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 2690.0 12035.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 12000.0 106000.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf not available 118000.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 23000.0 394000.0 1.43 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot not available 86000.0 -1.12 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antisunburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 4 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
AntiTGF-beta 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitoxoplasmotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitriglyceride 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
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 11 Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (brain) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *