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Plant Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae)

Common Names
Neem
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
MARGOSINOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MELDENIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MELIANTRIOL 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Flower not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available 630.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
NIMBAFLAVONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBANDIOL 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBANDIOL 2 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIDIN 28 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIDIN 28 Stem Bark not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIN 6 Stem Bark not available 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBINENE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBINENE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBININ 6 Stem Bark not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBINONE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIONE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOCINOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOCINOME 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *