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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
AntiMRSA 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 8 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antinephritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 11 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.