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Common Names
East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Wood | not available | 769000.0 | 1.27 | Wealth of India. |
| D-CATECHIN | 4 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ECHINOCYSTIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 85000.0 | 160000.0 | 2.06 | Wealth of India. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 68000.0 | -1.04 | Wealth of India. |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 176000.0 | 190000.0 | 0.35 | Wealth of India. |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 42000.0 | -0.73 | Wealth of India. |
| FRIEDELIN | 2 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 115.0 | -0.17 | Wealth of India. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LEBBECACIDIN | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LEBBEKANINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LEUCANTHOCYANIDIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LEUCOPELARGONIDIN | 1 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Wood | not available | 220000.0 | -0.92 | Wealth of India. |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 4 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |