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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 24910.0 | 2.02 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 350000.0 | 1.92 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| HEMICELLULOSE | 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. |
| HEMICELLULOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | 32500.0 | -1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 11750.0 | 1.50 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| HYDROXYPROLINE | 1 | Seed | not available | 470.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| INVERT-SUGARS | 0 | Fruit | 39000.0 | 91000.0 | -0.95 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ISOBUTYRIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | 6000.0 | 13000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | not available | 16450.0 | 0.76 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ISOSCHAFTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-ALANINE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 30550.0 | 1.29 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| LEUCOANTHOCYANINS | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LEUCODELPHINIDIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNIN | 13 | 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. |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 20.0 | 180.0 | -0.61 | Wealth of India. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 1185.0 | 10655.0 | -0.83 | Wealth of India. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 10.0 | 90.0 | -0.58 | Wealth of India. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | not available | 26320.0 | 1.93 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatotoxic | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| AntiHIV | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 4 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antileishmanic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |