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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIGNONE | 0 | Wood | not available | 252000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 52000.0 | 145200.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | 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 |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 86000.0 | 212000.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 19540.0 | 64000.0 | 0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 9700.0 | 12690.0 | 1.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 190000.0 | 332000.0 | 0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEMIGOSSYPOL-1,4-QUINONE | 0 | Root | 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 |
| SEMIGOSSYPOL-6-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | 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 |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 4000.0 | 32000.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | not available | 108200.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Wood | not available | 98000.0 | not available | 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 |