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Common Names
Betel Nut; Pin-Lang
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Seed | 3000.0 | 6000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARECA-RED | 0 | Seed | 60000.0 | 160000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARECAIDINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARECAINE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARECOLIDINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARECOLINE | 25 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 15000.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 10000.0 | -1.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 500.0 | 1050.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 60.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 472000.0 | 791000.0 | 1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 90000.0 | 662000.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Hull Husk | not available | 476000.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | not available | 15.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CATECHIN | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
| Allergenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiacne | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenovirus | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |