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Common Names
Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,7A-DIEPIALEXINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,7A-DIEPIALEXINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 650.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,7ALPHA-DIEPIALEXINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-EPIAUSTRALINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,7A-DIEPIALEXINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-EPI-AUSTRALINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-EPI-AUSTRALINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 1600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-HYDROXY-2-HYDROXY-METHYL-PYRROLIDINE-HYDROCHLORIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,7-DIEPICASTANOSPERMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-EPI-CASTANOSPERMINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-EPI-CASTANOSPERMINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7,7A-DIEPIALEXINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7,7A-DIEPIALEXINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7,7ALPHA-DIEPIALEXINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFRORMOSIN | 3 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUSTRALINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BAYIN | 0 | Wood | not available | 3700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BAYOGENIN | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BAYOGENIN | 3 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CASTANOGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Abortifacient | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorectic | 1 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiHIV | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antihypertensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinutrient | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcer | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcer? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |