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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAMARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.33 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SCANDIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.64 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SCYLLITOL | 0 | Endosperm | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCYLLITOL | 0 | Juice | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCYLLITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3200.0 | 1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.26 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SERINE | 1 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 1720.0 | 3245.0 | -1.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 296980.0 | 560235.0 | 4.93 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | 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. |
| SILICON | 4 | Seed | not available | 370.0 | -0.57 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 145.0 | 626.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SORBITOL | 11 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 584.0 | 32710.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.8 | -0.75 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 6 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitussive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaginitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |