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Plant Cocos nucifera (Arecaceae)

Common Names
Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DELTA-DECALACTONE 1 Endosperm not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DELTA-DODECALACTONE 1 Endosperm not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DELTA-OCTALACTONE 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DIHYDRO-PHASEIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EHTYL-LACTATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
EUROPIUM 0 Seed not available 0.1 1.47 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
FAT 0 Seed 58400.0 719000.0 2.39 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf 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.
FIBER 15 Seed 30000.0 115000.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Seed not available 2.7 1.36 Furr, A.K., et al. 1979
FRUCTOSE 8 Juice not available 22200.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
FRUCTOSE 8 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 2100.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FRUCTOSE 8 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
FUCOSTEROL 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GABA 22 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.
GALACTITOL 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
GALACTOMANNAN 0 Seed not available 16000.0 -1.00 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GAMMA-NONALACTONE 2 Seed not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL 14 Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Gastrosedative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Goitrogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
GST-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemolytic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemopoietic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat 3 Martindale's 29th
Hepatoprotective 8 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 2 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Histaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Humectant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *