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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae)

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
NEROLIDOL 11 Flower Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
NIACIN 39 Leaf 85.0 457.0 4.37 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NITROGEN 0 Leaf 12800.0 68800.0 1.25 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NONACOSANE 2 Flower Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
NONACOSANE 2 Plant Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 4200.0 16000.0 -0.85 *
P-CRESOL 8 Flower Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Flower Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 2400.0 9500.0 -0.50 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Leaf 2800.0 15020.0 1.22 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 1450.0 1500.0 -1.20 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.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 840.0 4519.0 -0.08 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 2000.0 2700.0 -0.70 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PINITOL 5 Flower Wealth of India.
PIPECOLIC-ACID 2 Plant 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.
PROLINE 0 Leaf 4080.0 21890.0 1.54 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 80000.0 430000.0 2.18 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Seed 209000.0 550000.0 2.81 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PRUNIN-O-6'-GALLATE 0 Plant 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.
QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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Phytoalexin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 *
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant 3 *
Propecic 4 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.
Protisticide 2 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828.
Radioprotective 1 *
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Respirodepressant 1 *
Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor 1 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rodenticide 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sedative 15 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Serotonin-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.