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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.
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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
Catabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 4 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CNS-Depressant 3 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Sedative 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Copper-Chelator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 6 Duke, 1992 *