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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Toxic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Tranquilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Vasodilator | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasomotor-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 3 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |