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Plant Aglaia odorata (Meliaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Rice Flower
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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
(24R)-AGLAITRIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
(24S)-AGLAITRIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
AGLAFOLIN 3 Root Bark not available not available not available Engelmeier, D., Hadacek, F., Pacher, T., Vajrodaya, S., and Greger, H. 2000. Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from Aglaia Species with Pronounced Antifungal Activity against Rice Blast Fungus (Pyricularia grisea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 48(4): 1400-1404.
AGLAIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
AGLAIONDIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
DESMETHYLROCAGLAMIDE 3 Root Bark not available not available not available Engelmeier, D., Hadacek, F., Pacher, T., Vajrodaya, S., and Greger, H. 2000. Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from Aglaia Species with Pronounced Antifungal Activity against Rice Blast Fungus (Pyricularia grisea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 48(4): 1400-1404.
ROCAGLAMIDE 3 Root Bark not available not available not available Engelmeier, D., Hadacek, F., Pacher, T., Vajrodaya, S., and Greger, H. 2000. Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from Aglaia Species with Pronounced Antifungal Activity against Rice Blast Fungus (Pyricularia grisea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 48(4): 1400-1404.
ROCAGLAOL 3 Root Bark not available not available not available Engelmeier, D., Hadacek, F., Pacher, T., Vajrodaya, S., and Greger, H. 2000. Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from Aglaia Species with Pronounced Antifungal Activity against Rice Blast Fungus (Pyricularia grisea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 48(4): 1400-1404.
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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
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Cancer-Preventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Fungicide 4 Engelmeier, D., Hadacek, F., Pacher, T., Vajrodaya, S., and Greger, H. 2000. Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from Aglaia Species with Pronounced Antifungal Activity against Rice Blast Fungus (Pyricularia grisea). J. Agric. Food Chem., 48(4): 1400-1404.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *