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Plant Areca catechu (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Betel Nut, Pin-Lang
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TANNIN 35 Seed 150000.0 250000.0 2.11 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Seed 1.7 1.9 -1.12 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Seed 123000.0 313000.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Sprout Seedling not available 864000.0 0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Seed not available 16.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
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Antihangover 4 (View Chemicals list for Antihangover) Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiheartburn) Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihemorrhagic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antihepatotoxic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiherpetic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiherpetic?) Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihiccup) Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antihistaminic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 3 (View Chemicals list for AntiHIV) Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocysteine 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihomocysteine) Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperactivity) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperkeratotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperkinetic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihyperlipoproteinaemic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 6 (View Chemicals list for Antihypertensive) Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antihypoglycemic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiichythyotic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiimpotence) Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiinfective) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.