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Plant Andira inermis (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Cabbage Bark
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
ANDIRINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 130 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYOPTEROCARPIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GEOFFROYINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INERMIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-TYROSINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PTEROCARPANS 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 5 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cholagogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholekinetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Collyrium 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Digestive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th
Fungicide 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Glaucomagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 1 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.
Hypoglycemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *