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Common Names
Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 1310.0 | 2470.0 | -1.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | 2960.0 | 7050.0 | 1.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| L-RHAMNOSE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| LACTOSE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LANTHANUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.17 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | 25754.0 | 431400.0 | 3.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.7 | -0.50 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 2470.0 | 4660.0 | -1.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Hull Husk | not available | 294000.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LIGUSTRAZINE | 3 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINAMARASE | 0 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 584.0 | 18694.0 | -0.76 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LUTETIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | 0.07 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| LYSINE | 4 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 1470.0 | 2775.0 | -1.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 300.0 | 770.0 | -0.86 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiodontalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 30 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 3 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |