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Plant Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)

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

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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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Antidote (Lead) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidote (Lead)) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antidysenteric) Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiEBV) Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antieczemic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiedemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiedemic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antielastase 2 (View Chemicals list for Antielastase) Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiencephalitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiescherichic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiestrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifeedant 3 (View Chemicals list for Antifeedant) Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifertility 3 (View Chemicals list for Antifertility) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antifibrinolytic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibrosarcomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antifibrosarcomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiflu) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antigastric 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigastric) Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85.
Antigingivitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigingivitic) Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotrophic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigonadotrophic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antigonadotropic) Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigranular 1 (View Chemicals list for Antigranular) Duke, 1992 *
AntiGTF 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiGTF) Duke, 1992 *