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Common Names
Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | not available | 5090.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | 8.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CAMPHOR | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 15000.0 | 30000.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 910.0 | 3.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | not available | 3540.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | not available | 565.0 | 6.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | not available | 28100.0 | 1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 187.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | not available | 48.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |