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Plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Bird Of Paradise
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
2,6-DIMETHOXYBENZOQUINONE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-METHYLISOLIQUIRITIGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-BETA-CINNAMOYL-7-BETA-HYDROXY-VOUACAPEN-5-ALPHA-OL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXYPULCHERRIMIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8,9,11,14-DIDEHYDROVOUACAPEN-5-ALPHA-OL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXYBONDUCELLIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAESALPIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BONDUCELLIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNIN 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOMANNAN 0 Seed not available 344000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOMANNOSE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HCN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL-ACETATE 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiallergenic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antiallergic 3 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 3 Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.