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Plant Crescentia alata (Bignoniaceae)

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
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimigraine 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteoporotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiPMS 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipoliomyelitic 1 Duke, 1992 *