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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
MANNAN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARGARINIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Seed not available 0.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 9240.0 30240.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 6.0 6.8 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
NONADECANIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 12760.0 41760.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOBAPHENE-TANNIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 630.0 1892.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot not available 890.0 -1.13 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 4460.0 6700.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 49000.0 71325.0 -1.45 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Sprout Seedling 33000.0 243000.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 6.9 7.9 1.68 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Seed 151.0 867.0 0.66 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Antinitrosaminic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antinitrosaminic) Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antinitrosic) Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 2 (View Chemicals list for Antinociceptive) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antinyctalopic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiobesity) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiophidic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiophthalmic) Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiorchitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiosteoarthritic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 7 (View Chemicals list for Antiosteoporotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiototic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 10 (View Chemicals list for Antioxidant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiozenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipapillomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiparkinsonian) Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiparotitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 (View Chemicals list for Antipellagric) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiperiodontitic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiperoxidant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiphotophobic) Martindale's 29th