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Common Names
Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-DIGALLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| M-DIGALLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | 700.0 | 3860.0 | 0.64 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 175.0 | 200.0 | -1.06 | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| METHYL-GALLATE | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-GALLATE | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-SALICYLATE | 21 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MYRICETIN-4'-METHYLETHER-3-RHAMNOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| N-ACETYL-DJENKKOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-ACETYL-DJENKKOLIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-METHYL-BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| N-METHYL-BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| NARINGENIN | 56 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| NARINGENIN-7-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| NARINGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-7-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-7-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | 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. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |