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Plant Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae)

Common Names
Neem
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-TIGLOYL-3-ACETYL-11-METHOXY-AZADIRACHTININ 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
17-BETA-HYDROXYAZADIRDIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
17-EPIAZADIRADIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1ALPHA-METHOXY-1,2-DIHYDROAZADIRADIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1BETA,2BETA-DIEPOXY-AZADIRADIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
22,23-DIHYDRO-23BETA-METHOXY-AZADIRACHTIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETYL-7-TIGLOYL-LACTONE-VILASININ 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DESACETYL-3-CINNAMOYL-AZADIRACHTIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DESACETYL-SALANIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DESACETYLSALANNIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-TIGLOYLAZADIRACHLOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-EPINIMBIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4ALPHA,6ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-A-HOMO-AZADIRADIONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-DESACETYLNIMBINENE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-DESACETYLNIMBINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-DESACETYLNIMBINENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-O-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DESACETYL-7-BENZOYL-AZADIRADIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Atal and Kapur, 1982
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *