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Plant Albizia lebbeck (Fabaceae)

Common Names
East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree
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
MELACACIDIN 0 Wood not available not available not available Wealth of India.
MELANOXETIN 0 Wood not available not available not available Wealth of India.
METHIONINE 15 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
NIACIN 39 Seed not available 52.0 0.27 Wealth of India.
OKANIN 2 Wood not available not available not available Wealth of India.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
P-NITROBENZOATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Wealth of India.
PENTOSANS 0 Wood not available 200000.0 -0.54 Wealth of India.
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 300.0 400.0 -0.84 Wealth of India.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed not available 6200.0 0.22 Wealth of India.
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 201000.0 211000.0 -0.01 Wealth of India.
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 395000.0 1.43 Wealth of India.
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
TANNIN 35 Bark 70000.0 110000.0 -0.27 Wealth of India.
THREONINE 4 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
TYROSINE 8 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
VALINE 3 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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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
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antioxalate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.