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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | 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. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Juice | not available | 4300.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 134000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SULFUR | 14 | Seed | 440.0 | 1370.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGALDEHYDE | 4 | 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. |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TANTALUM | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 0.3 | 1.0 | -1.33 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THORIUM | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 1210.0 | 2285.0 | -1.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 1.5 | -0.44 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 5.6 | -0.45 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| TRIDECANOIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 390.0 | 735.0 | -0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TUNGSTEN | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | 2.90 | Furr, A.K., et al. 1979 |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 1030.0 | 1945.0 | -1.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigoiter | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigout | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigrey | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihangover | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatotic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 4 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| AntiHIV | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |