An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Guazuma tomentosa (Sterculiaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal

Select a Results View:

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
3-O-ACETYLOLEANOLIC-ACID 1 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark not available 270.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Bark not available 17.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Tb not available 17.0 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
FRIEDELIN 2 Bark not available 430.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELIN 2 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELIN-3ALPHA-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRIEDELIN-3BETA-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFERITRIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXEROL 2 Leaf not available not available not available 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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *