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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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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