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Plant Acacia catechu (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Black Cutch; Catechu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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
(+)-AFZELICHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ACACATECHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-(BETA-L-ARABOPYRANOSIDE)-L-ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHOXYFLAVONES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-(4-O-METHYL-ALPHA-D-GLUCURONOSIDE)-L-ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-PIPECOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-(BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSIDE)-L-ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,3',4'-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,3,4-TRIHYDROXY-3,8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,8,14'-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,8,3',4-TETRAHYDROXY-3-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,8,4-TRIHYDROXY-3-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXYFISETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXYFLAVONE-3,4-DIONES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACACATECHIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALDOBIURONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BETA-OXALYLAMINO-PROPIONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CATECHIN 0 Plant 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
Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Irritant 1 Martindale's 29th
JNK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 2 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.
Larvistat 2 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.
Laxative 3 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *