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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-HEPTACOSANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-HEXACOSANE | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-NONACOSANE | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-NONADECANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-OCTACOSANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-OCTADECANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-PENTACOSANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-TETRACOSANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-TRIACONTANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| N-TRICOSANE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 5.0 | 10.0 | -0.98 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | not available | 2.1 | -0.51 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Hull Husk | not available | 1100.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Seed | 4670.0 | 57520.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 2920.0 | 58958.0 | -0.49 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 4380.0 | 75495.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 7 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Neoplastic | 2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Nephrotoxic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neurodepressant | 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. |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuropathogenic | 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. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |