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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
JNK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 2 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.
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Larvistat 3 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.
Laxative 4 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *