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Plant Dipteryx odorata (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean
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
3',7-DIHYDROXY-4',6-DIMETHOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3',7-DIHYDROXY-4',8-DIMETHOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3'-HYDROXY-8-O-METHYLRETUSIN 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-HYDROXYRETUSIN-8-METHYL-ETHER 0 Wood not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
3-BETA-ACETOXY-VOUACAPENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5,6,7-TRIMETHOXY-3',4-METHYLENEDIOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7,8-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7,8-DIHYDROXY-6,4-DIMETHOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7-HYDROXY-4',8-DIMETHOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
7-HYDROXY-5,16-DIEMTHOXY-3',4'-METHYLENE-DIOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
8-O-METHYLRETUSIN 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Bark not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
COUMARIC-ACID-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
COUMARIN 57 Seed 10000.0 35000.0 1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DIPTERYXIN 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPTERYXINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 250000.0 -0.08 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FERULIC-ACID 61 Leaf not available not available not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed not available 3850.0 -0.88 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 4 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69.
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antialopecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antibacterial 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.