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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
SALANNIN 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALANNOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 79650.0 81000.0 5.09 Duke, 1992 *
SUGIOL 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Seed not available 1921.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Stem Bark not available 60000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
VEPININ 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VILASANIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiencephalitic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieosinophilic 1 Atal and Kapur, 1982
Antiepileptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 11 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.
Antifertility 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrosarcomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 3 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Antifuruncular 1 Atal and Kapur, 1982
Antigastric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigingirrhagic 1 Atal and Kapur, 1982
Antigingivitic 2 Duke, 1992 *