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Common Names
Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 23500.0 | 2.48 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| STARCH | 5 | Fruit | not available | 350000.0 | 0.08 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 200.0 | 1820.0 | -0.53 | Wealth of India. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Fruit | 75000.0 | 175000.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 300000.0 | 700000.0 | 2.01 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | 12000.0 | 500000.0 | 3.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Fruit | not available | 15000.0 | -0.77 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 16920.0 | 1.96 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | not available | 16450.0 | 2.02 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 20680.0 | 1.07 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 37000.0 | 247000.0 | -2.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 88900.0 | 142100.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Fruit | 6900.0 | 16100.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Uricosuric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Vasoconstrictor | 1 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |