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Plant Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ben Nut, Benzolive Tree, Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Jacinto (Sp.), Moringa, West Indian Ben
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-2,6-DIMETHYL-BENZOATE Root -- -- -- *
0 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 28-ISOAVENASTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOCYANATE Root -- 10000.0 -- *
0 4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOSINOLATE Seed -- -- -- *
0 4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLISOTHIOCYANATE Seed 80000.0 100000.0 -- *
0 4-HYDROXYMELLEIN Stem -- -- -- =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
3 ALANINE Shoot 5320.0 24930.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ALKALOIDS Root Bark -- 1000.0 -0.77 *
0 ALKALOIDS Bark -- 1000.0 -0.88 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
32 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed 16600.0 28195.0 3.16 *
14 ARGININE Shoot 5320.0 24930.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 2200.0 8800.0 0.37 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Shoot 517.0 2425.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit -- 1200.0 -0.21 =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
0 ASH Leaf 23000.0 92000.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Fruit 9700.0 82200.0 0.66 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ASH Seed 32000.0 33333.0 -0.44 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 ASH Shoot 22600.0 105900.0 0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
*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.