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

Common Names
Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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 *
ASH 0 Seed 61000.0 82000.0 1.03 *
ASH 0 Wood 59000.0 1.99 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Bark =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 =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 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 2300.0 4700.0 0.10 *
CAMPHOROL 0 Leaf *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 216000.0 383000.0 -0.56 *
CELLULOSE 1 Wood 683000.0 0.68 *
CYCLOPROPANES 0 Seed 24000.0 56000.0 *
FAT 0 Seed 200000.0 400000.0 0.71 *
FIBER 15 Seed 160000.0 196000.0 0.48 *
GOSSYPOL 54 Seed *
HCN 9 Bark *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Flower =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 =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 =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 5300.0 0.35 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed 460.0 920.0 -0.50 *

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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amebicide 1 (View) *
Analgesic 2 (View) *
Anaphrodisiac 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition