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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHOXYGLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ARABIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | not available | 71000.0 | 0.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | not available | 84000.0 | -0.61 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 58000.0 | 0.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| BETULIN | 13 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETULIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | not available | 7500.0 | -0.75 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | not available | 699000.0 | -0.45 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | not available | 667000.0 | 0.44 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | not available | 491000.0 | -0.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CERYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatotoxic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |