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Plant Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
CHOLESTEROL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CIS-3-METHYL-DEC-3-EN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CIS-3-METHYL-DEC-3-ENOIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
COUMARIN 57 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.
COUMARIN 57 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
CRESOLS 0 Flower not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CRESOLS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 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.
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUMINIC-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available 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.
CYSTINE 2 Seed 700.0 750.0 -1.67 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.
DECYL-ALDEHYDE 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.
DECYL-ALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
EICOSANE 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.
EICOSANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 5000.0 50000.0 1.24 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anesthetic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenovirus 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaflatoxin 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergenic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.