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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
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticoronary 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiCrohn's 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidementia 1 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatitic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiecdysic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 4 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antielastase 2 Duke, 1992 *