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Plant Acacia tortilis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Umbrella Thorn
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-PIPECOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALDOBIOURONIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6,8-BIS-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 51000.0 57000.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 87000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed not available 59000.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN 13 Stem Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 7900.0 0.93 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 22700.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed not available 5600.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 462500.0 739000.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 660000.0 0.38 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed not available 506000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
DJENKOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 24400.0 31000.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 61000.0 0.09 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 60000.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Anticlimacteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrinolytic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antiflu 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antihepatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihepatotoxic 2 Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93.
Antiherpetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 3 Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas*. Planta Medica, 61: 9.