Sterculia urens | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Karaya

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GRAS

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Activities: 147

Chemicals w/Activities: 16

All Chemicals: 31

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
16	ACETIC-ACID	Gum	--	--	--	*
Acidulant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antibacterial 5,000 ppm * Antiotitic Martindale's 28th Antisalmonella * Antivaginitic 1-2% * Expectorant Martindale's 28th Fungicide Martindale's 29th Keratitigenic * Mucolytic Martindale's 29th Osteolytic * Perfumery FEMA 6,000-40,000 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Pesticide * Protisticide Martindale's 29th Spermicide Martindale's 28th Ulcerogenic HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. Verrucolytic *
0	ALPHA-CELLULOSE	Wood	--	239248.0	-1.73	*
0	ASH	Gum	--	59200.0	1.00	*
0	BETA-D-GALACTOSE	Gum	--	--	--	*
13	BETULIN	Bark	--	50.0	-0.40	Jim Duke's personal files.
Anticarcinomic * Antifeedant * Antiflu * AntiHIV 6.1 uM * Antiinflammatory Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas. Planta Medica, 61: 9. Antitumor Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antiviral 6.1 uM Aphidifuge Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494. Cytotoxic 8.6 uM * Cytotoxic 600 ppm * Hypolipemic * Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor IC50=119 uM Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626. Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC50=38.6 uM *
0	CARBOHYDRATES	Seed	--	280000.0	-0.97	*
0	D-GALACTOSE	Gum	--	--	--	*
0	D-GALACTURONIC-ACID	Gum	--	--	--	*
0	D-GLUCURONIC-ACID	Gum	--	--	--	*
0	FAT	Gum	--	2800.0	--	*
0	FAT	Seed	200000.0	260000.0	-0.03	*
15	FIBER	Gum	--	4100.0	--	*
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker * Antidiabetic * Antihypertensive * Antiobesity * Antitumor Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Antiulcer Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Beta-Blocker * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Cardioprotective * Diuretic * Hypocholesterolemic * Hypotensive 10 g/man/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Hypouricemic * Laxative * Vasodilator *
6	FURFURAL	Gum	--	123000.0	--	*
Antiseptic Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. FLavor FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Fungicide * Insecticide * Irritant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. Pesticide *
1	GALACTOSE	Gum	--	--	--	*
Sweetener 0.32 x sucrose Martindale's 28th
0	L-RHAMNOSE	Gum	--	--	--	*
1	LIGNOCERIC-ACID	Seed	3740.0	4082.0	-0.04	*
Antihepatotoxic *
27	LINOLEIC-ACID	Seed	4840.0	6292.0	-0.86	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Antiacne * Antialopecic * Antianaphylactic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antiandrogenic * Antiarteriosclerotic * Antiarthritic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Anticoronary Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antieczemic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antifibrinolytic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. Antigranular * Antihistaminic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antiinflammatory IC50=31 uM * Antileukotriene-D4 IC50=31 uM * Antimenorrhagic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). AntiMS Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Antiprostatitic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Carcinogenic Science News, 146: 421. Comedolytic * Hepatoprotective * Hypocholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Immunomodulator Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Metastatic Science News, 146: 421. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Propecic *
3	MUCILAGE	Gum	700000.0	750000.0	--	*
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Demulcent * Hypocholesterolemic *
6	MYRISTIC-ACID	Seed	9300.0	12090.0	-0.14	*
Antioxidant IC71=60 * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Cosmetic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Hypercholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Lubricant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
18	OLEIC-ACID	Seed	133180.0	173134.0	0.44	*
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Allergenic * Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor * Anemiagenic * Antialopecic * Antiandrogenic * Antiinflammatory IC50=21 uM * Antileukotriene-D4 IC50=21 uM * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Choleretic 5 ml/man * Dermatitigenic * FLavor FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hypocholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Irritant Merck 11th Edition Percutaneostimulant Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. Perfumery Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Propecic *

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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.

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