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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
REDUCING-SUGARS 0 Fruit 119000.0 392000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Leaf not available 60000.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.3 2.4 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available 15000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Leaf not available 2500.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 30.0 130.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 122000.0 208000.0 0.73 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Fruit not available 100000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf not available 46000.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
TARTATIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.2 1.3 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit 162000.0 830000.0 0.26 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed not available 213000.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 21.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ZIZIPHUS-SAPONIN-I 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZIZIPHUS-SAPONIN-II 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZIZIPHUS-SAPONIN-III 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 5 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th