Plant Crescentia alata (Bignoniaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Jicaro

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
ASH	0	Seed	38000.0	39000.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	not available	0.2	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Seed	500.0	518.0	-0.67	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Seed	229000.0	237000.0	-1.14	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	397000.0	411000.0	0.77	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	24000.0	25000.0	-0.87	Duke, 1992 *
HCN	9	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Tramil
HETEROSIDES	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Tramil
IRON	6	Seed	94.0	97.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Seed	5300.0	5490.0	0.49	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCOANTHOCYANINS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Tramil
NIACIN	39	Seed	not available	9.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Tramil
PHENOLS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Tramil
PHOSPHORUS	4	Seed	9680.0	10020.0	1.23	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Seed	302000.0	313000.0	0.70	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Seed	not available	1.2	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Seed	7.3	7.6	0.24	Duke, 1992 *
TRITERPENOIDS	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Tramil
WATER	0	Seed	not available	34000.0	-0.74	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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antianginal	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.