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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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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 490.0 2636.0 -0.20 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf 10000.0 53800.0 -1.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Plant 7040.0 37770.0 1.34 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Plant Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Plant *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 120.0 646.0 1.68 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-GERANIOL 0 Flower Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
BETA-GERANIOL 0 Plant Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BETA-IONONE 13 Flower 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.
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Flower *
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 930.0 5003.0 -0.92 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Seed 3900.0 5500.0 0.25 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 90000.0 484200.0 -1.02 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 730000.0 770000.0 0.98 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticardiospasmic 1 *
Anticariogenic 6 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.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 *
AntiCFS 1 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlastogen 1 *
Anticlimacteric 2 *
Anticold 1 *
Anticolic 1 *
Anticolitic 1 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticoronary 2 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
AntiCVI 1 *
Antidandruff 1 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.