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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | not available | 4700.0 | 0.10 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Fruit | 20000.0 | 30000.0 | 1.41 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Seed | not available | 400000.0 | 1.28 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MYO-INOSITOL | 0 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| NEOSCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 410.0 | 3670.0 | -0.95 | Wealth of India. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 155.0 | 1405.0 | -0.67 | Wealth of India. |
| PECTIN | 24 | 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. |
| PENTOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 54000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | not available | 15040.0 | 0.42 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PHLOROGLUCINOL | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| PINITOL | 5 | Fruit | 50000.0 | 75000.0 | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| PRIMVEROSE | 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. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 18800.0 | 1.47 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 160300.0 | 630000.0 | 3.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROGALLOL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| SACCAROSE | 0 | Fruit | 60000.0 | 368000.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antineoplastic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 5 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antioxidant | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiparkinsonian | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipellagric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |