Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cocos nucifera (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Coconut, Coconut Palm, Copra, Nariyal, Kokospalme (Ger.), Cocotero (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3-DIPHENYLUREA? 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Endosperm Jim Duke's personal files.
2-(3-METHYL-BUT-2-ENYL-AMINO)-PURIN-6-ONE 0 Juice Jim Duke's personal files.
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Seed Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETOIN 0 Endosperm Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETOSYRINGONE 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ACETOVANILLONE 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALANINE 3 Endosperm Jim Duke's personal files.
ALANINE 3 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
ALANINE 3 Seed 1700.0 3205.0 -1.48 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Seed Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Oil 18.0 -0.67 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 7.0 13.0 -0.69 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 7.2 -0.35 *
ANTIMONY 0 Seed 0.1 -0.17 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
ARGININE 14 Endosperm Jim Duke's personal files.
ARGININE 14 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelochemic 2 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 5 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 7 (View) Martindale's 29th
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 1 (View) *
Analgesic 11 (View) Martindale's 28th