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 |
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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 |
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Anxiolytic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
Avicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
Bronchosedative | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cancer-Preventive | 9 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
Candidicide | 2 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
Carcinogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |