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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | 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. |
| 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| NONACOSANE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 4200.0 | 16000.0 | -0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CRESOL | 8 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 2400.0 | 9500.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| 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 | 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. |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 19 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Antibrucellosic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Anticancer | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Prostate) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticanker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 | Merck 7th Ed. |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticarcinomic (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |