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Plant Andira araroba (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Araroba
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARAROBINOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSAROBIN 10 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID 6 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL-ANTHRONE 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROEMODINANTHRANOLMONOMETHYLETHER 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EMODINANTHRONMONOMETHYLETHER 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Allergenic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antibacterial 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Antipsoriac 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiseptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichophytotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Cathartic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 1 De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Emetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide 2 Merck 11th Edition
Hemostat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Keratitigenic 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Keratolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic 1 De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Occuloirritant 1 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Pesticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Pigment 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.