Plant Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
Antimutagenic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antimyocarditic	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiotitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antioxalate	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	10	Osawa, T. Phenolic Antioxidants in Dietary Plants as Antimutagens.Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.11 p.142.
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	5	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial	2	Duke, 1992 *