Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae)

Common Names
Sago Cycas
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit *
CYCASIN 5 Seed 2000.0 3000.0 *
FAT 0 Fruit 39000.0 -0.34 *
FAT 0 Seed 1200.0 4300.0 -1.38 *
FORMALDEHYDE 12 Seed 1640.0 2200.0 *
GALACTOSE 1 Stem *
GLUCOSE 7 Stem *
MACROZAMIN 0 Seed *
MUCILAGE 3 Stem *
NEOCYCASIN-A 0 Seed *
NEOCYCASIN-B 0 Seed *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 11500.0 140000.0 -0.83 *
SOTETSUFLAVONE 0 Seed *
STARCH 5 Seed 68000.0 243700.0 -0.27 *
SUGAR 0 Fruit 30000.0 -1.07 *
SUGAR 0 Seed 39000.0 140000.0 0.78 *
WATER 0 Fruit 618000.0 -0.66 *
WATER 0 Seed 721000.0 1.89 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiaging 2 (View) *
Antiarthritic 1 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticancer 1 (View) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Breast) 1 (View) Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticarcinomic 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticervicaldysplasic 1 (View) *
Anticoronary 1 (View) *
Anticystitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antidiabetic 1 (View) *
Antidote (Iodine) 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antihyperkeratotic 1 (View) *