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Plant Areca catechu (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Betel Nut; Pin-Lang
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
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 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Aggregant) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) 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 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiacne 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenovirus 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenovirus) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.