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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bronchomucolytic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Bronchomucotropic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorrheic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Bruchiphobe | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 29 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cancer-Preventive? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 9 | Martindale's 28th |
| Candidistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiac | 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. |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Carminative | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |