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

 Aleurites fordii (Euphorbiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Tungoil Tree
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 12-O-PALMITOYL-13-O-ACETYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 12-O-PALMITOYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 12-O-PALMITOYL-4,16-DIHYDROXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 12-O-PALMITOYL-4-DEOXY-16-HYDROXYLUMIPHORBOL-13-ACETATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 12-O-PALMITOYL-4-DEOXY-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL-13-ACETATE Plant -- -- -- *
0 13-ACETYL-16-HYDROXYPHORBOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 16-HYDROXYPHORBOL Plant -- -- -- *
3 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID Petiole -- -- -- *
0 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID Petiole -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-ELAEOSTEARIC-ACID Seed 225000.0 450000.0 1.00 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
2 CAMPESTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
0 CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE Seed -- -- -- *
0 CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE Seed -- -- -- *
0 CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE Seed -- -- -- *
51 ELLAGIC-ACID Petiole -- -- -- *
0 FAT Fruit 140000.0 200000.0 0.89 *
0 FAT Seed 300000.0 600000.0 1.76 *
0 L-3-CARBOXYL-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE Seed -- -- -- *
16 METHYL-GALLATE Petiole -- -- -- *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.