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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |