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Plant Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)

Common Names
Kapok, Silk-Cotton Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 2400.0 4800.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 61000.0 82000.0 1.03 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Wood not available 59000.0 1.99 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 4 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 2300.0 4700.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 216000.0 383000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Wood not available 683000.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOPROPANES 0 Seed 24000.0 56000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 200000.0 400000.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed 160000.0 196000.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL 54 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
KAEMPFEROL 75 Flower not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed not available 5300.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed 460.0 920.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
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