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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
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 9 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antienteritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesherichic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifatigue 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifeedant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrosarcomic 1 Duke, 1992 *