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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Acacia nilotica (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Babul
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Plant *
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Plant *
(+)-LEUCOCYANIDIN 0 Plant *
(+)-PYROCATECHOL 0 Plant *
(-)-DICATECHIN 0 Plant *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN 21 Plant *
(3)-LEUCOCYANIDIN-GALLATE 0 Plant *
2-O-BETA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL-L-ARABINOSE 0 Plant *
3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVAN-3-OL 0 Fruit *
3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVAN-3-OL(-)-EPICATECHOL 0 Fruit *
3',4',7,8-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONOID 0 Plant *
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVAN-3,4-DIOL 0 Fruit *
3-O-BETA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-L-ARABINOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
3-QUINOLYL-ACID 0 Plant *
4',7,8-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONOID 0 Plant *
4-ALDOBIOURONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
6-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 0 Plant *
7-COUMARINYL-ACID 0 Plant *
7-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 0 Plant *
8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 0 Plant *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 2 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
Allelochemic 4 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 6 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *