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Plant Albizia julibrissin (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Mimosa
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
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACACIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALBISIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALBIZZIIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTERYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Bark not available 0.2 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Bark not available 35500.0 1.61 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Bark 5.0 6.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 85000.0 111000.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Bark not available 100.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Bark not available 1090.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Bark not available 33.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Bark not available 0.1 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Bark not available 1990.0 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 321000.0 330000.0 0.86 Duke, 1992 *
S-(BETA-CARBOXY-ETHYL)-L-CYSTEINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Bark not available 211.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Bark 7.0 8.0 -0.46 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
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Myorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Nephrotoxic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Tranquilizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Vasodilator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Martindale's 28th
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *