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

 Melia azedarach (Meliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Chinaberry
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1,5-DIHYDROXY-8-METHOXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-ALPHA-L... Plant -- -- -- *
0 1,8-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-ALPHA-METHOXY-1,2-DIHYDROEPOXYAZADIRADIONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-CINNAMYLMELIANOLINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Wood -- -- -- *
0 1-TERPEN-4-OL Wood -- -- -- *
0 17-EPIAZADIRADIONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 21,23,24,25-DIEPOXI-TIRUCALL-7-EN-21-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
5 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL Root -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENECYCLOARTENONE Root -- -- -- *
0 3-BETA-HYDROXY-5-CAMPESTEN-7-ONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 3-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-5-EN-7-ONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 3-OCTAL Wood -- -- -- *
0 3-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL Wood -- -- -- *
0 4',5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE-7-O-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL...BK Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-CAMPESTEN-3-ONE Root -- -- -- *
0 6-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 6-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN Leaf -- -- -- *
0 7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 7-KETO-BETA-SITOSTEROL Fruit -- -- -- *
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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.