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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECTIN | 24 | 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. |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 277000.0 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 1690.0 | 3190.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 830.0 | 2400.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS-OXIDE-(P2O5) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1700.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Oil | not available | 0.0 | -1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Seed | 2300.0 | 2370.0 | -1.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 470.0 | 885.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 2560.0 | 11491.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM-OXIDE-(K20) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 52300.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 1380.0 | 2605.0 | -1.72 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 32000.0 | 77000.0 | -1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 3660.0 | 26880.0 | -0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 900.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 0.2 | 0.7 | -1.08 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 16.0 | -0.03 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivulvitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 7 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |