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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
3-METHYL-3-E-NONEN-1-OIC-ACID 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.
3-METHYL-3-E-NONEN-1-OIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
3-METHYL-3-Z-DECEN-1-OL 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.
3-METHYL-3-Z-DECEN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
3-METHYL-3-Z-NONENOIC-ACID 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.
3-METHYL-3-Z-NONENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
4-HYDROXY-PIPECOLIC-ACID 0 Plant 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.
ALANINE 3 Leaf 3440.0 18450.0 1.36 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ALPHA-IONONE 5 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.
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 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.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Flower not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANISALDEHYDE 7 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.
APIGENIN-6,8-BIS-(C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6,8-BIS-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 7360.0 39480.0 1.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
AROMADENDRIN 3 Plant 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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Trichomonistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Tumor-Promoter 2 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 3 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Uricosuric 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterotrophic 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 8 Martindale's 29th
Vasomotor-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229