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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
7-DESACETYL-7-BENZOYLEPOXY-AZADIRADIONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DESACETYL-7-HYDROXY-AZADIRADIONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DESACETYL-GEDUNIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 9360.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit not available 39000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 112000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTANIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTANIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTIN 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRADIONE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRONE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available 2385.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 1381.0 3400.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 16700.0 26500.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit not available 834000.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 692000.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
DESACETYLNIMBIN 0 Stem Bark 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 *