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Common Names
Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostaglandin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antirabies | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 4 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 4 | =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 |
| Antispermatogenic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitestosterone | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |