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Plant Acacia melanoxylon (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Blackwood
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
2,6-DIMETHOXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-6-METHOXY-FURANOBENZOQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-2-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROBENZOFURANO-4,7-DIONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACAMELIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIDINS 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROSPINASTEROL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 76000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVAN-3,4-DIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOANTHOCYANINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHANOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOBAPHENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 394000.0 1.43 Duke, 1992 *
SPINASTEROL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTA-7,22-DIEN-3BETA-OL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antielastase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 1 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Antihepatotoxic 2 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
AntiHIV 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 1 Duke, 1992 *