Persea americana

Traditional uses

  • Ache(Head)

    Tradition: Trinidad

  • Antibiotic

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Antifertility

    Tradition: Paraguay

  • Aperient

    Tradition: Elsewhere

  • Apertif

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Aphrodisiac

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Astringent

    Tradition: Venezuela

  • Calmative

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Carminative

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Catarrh

    Tradition: Mexico

  • Cholagogue

    Tradition: Dominican Republic

  • Contusion

    Tradition: Panama

Chemicals

  • ANETHOLE

    Plant part: Bark

  • ARGININE

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 470 to 2293

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 65 to 994

  • BIOTIN

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 0.1 to 0.4

  • BORON

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 5 to 13

  • CALCIUM

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 60 to 964

  • CAMPESTEROL

    Plant part: Plant

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 0.3 to 27

  • CHLOROGENIC-ACID

    Plant part: Fruit

  • CHOLESTEROL

    Plant part: Plant

  • COPPER

    Plant part: Fruit. Amount: 2 to 11

  • P-COUMARYL-QUINIC-ACID

    Plant part: Fruit