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Common Names
Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbicide | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunomodulator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insect-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Irritant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Litholytic | 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. |