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Common Names
Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-RHAMNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENTRIACONTANE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| OCTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| OCTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| OCTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| OCTACOSANOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | not available | 1400.0 | -0.66 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | not available | 3100.0 | -0.60 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| RHAMNOSE-HYDRATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| SERINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | 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 | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAddisonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiaflatoxin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |