Plant Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree

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
ARACHIDIC-ACID	0	Seed	2400.0	4800.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Seed	61000.0	82000.0	1.03	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Wood	not available	59000.0	1.99	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Bark	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	4	Flower	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	2300.0	4700.0	0.10	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOROL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	216000.0	383000.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE	1	Wood	not available	683000.0	0.68	Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOPROPANES	0	Seed	24000.0	56000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	200000.0	400000.0	0.71	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	160000.0	196000.0	0.48	Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL	54	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HCN	9	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
HENTRIACONTANOL	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
KAEMPFEROL	75	Flower	not available	not available	not available	=ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
KILOCALORIES	0	Seed	not available	5300.0	0.35	Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID	1	Seed	460.0	920.0	-0.50	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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	1	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.
Allergenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac	1	Martindale's 29th
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	1	Merck 11th Edition