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Plant Zizyphus spina-christi

Common Names
Syrian Christ-Thorn
How this plant is used
Food
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
AMPHIBINE 3 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 300.0 330.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 44000.0 49000.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Leaf not available 60.0 -0.98 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 1400.0 1544.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 806000.0 889000.0 0.57 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 9000.0 10000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 33.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 3140.0 3460.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
MAURITINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit not available 41.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 5300.0 -1.12 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 48000.0 53000.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit not available 1.4 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit not available 0.4 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit not available 93000.0 -2.95 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
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 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
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
AntiAGE 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
Antiaggregant 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
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.