Plant Cola acuminata (Sterculiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Abata Cola

How this plant is used

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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
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	540.0	1456.0	0.54	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	not available	1.0	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE	14	Seed	not available	2500.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE	62	Seed	10000.0	25000.0	0.04	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	580.0	1563.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	337000.0	908000.0	1.53	Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COLALIPASE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COLAOXYDASE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN	7	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
D,L-CATECHIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
D-CATECHIN	4	Seed	3000.0	4000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	4000.0	30000.0	-1.24	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	14000.0	30000.0	-0.83	Duke, 1992 *
GUM	0	Seed	not available	3000.0	-0.80	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	20.0	54.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL	75	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KOLANIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KOLATEIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Metal-Chelator	1	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myocardiotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myostimulant	1	Martindale's 29th
Natriuretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic	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.
NO-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	2	Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PAF-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide	9	Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pigment	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Poultice	1	Martindale's 29th