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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
NIMBOLIDE 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOLIN-A 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOLIN-B 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOSTEROL 0 Stem Bark not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMOCINOL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMOLICINOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMOLICINOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMOLINONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSANE 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit not available 238050.0 1.35 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 63000.0 71550.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 2265.0 2400.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 1900.0 2400.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit not available 72000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf not available 154000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available 1000.0 0.94 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf 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 *