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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
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 *
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
Antifibrotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigallstone 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihangover 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 7 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 5 Duke, 1992 *