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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
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
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TOPO-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 2 Bernard, F. X., Sable, S., Cameron, B., Provost, J., Desnottes, J. F., Crouzet, J., Blanche, F. 1997. Glycosylated Flavones as Selective Inhibitors of Topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, 41: 992-998.
Tranquilizer 3 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Triglycerigenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Trypanocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 7 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *