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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 5460.0 | 10300.0 | -0.61 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.62 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 20.0 | 88.0 | -0.29 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 9000.0 | 22000.0 | -0.78 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 3250.0 | 6130.0 | -1.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.28 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | 270.0 | -0.44 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | 3.0 | 5.2 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 4.0 | -0.37 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| BUTANE-2,3-DIOL | 0 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTANE-2,3-DIONE | 0 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTYROIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.33 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 71.0 | 476.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2700.0 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Fruit | not available | 30.0 | -0.40 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Convulsant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Cosmetic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Decongestant? | 1 | Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990. |
| Demulcent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Diaphoretic? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |