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Common Names
Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUPEOL | 21 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MELILITIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MELILOTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| MELILOTOSIDE-1-P-COUMARYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| METHYL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| METHYL-LINOLENATE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| METHYL-OLEATE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-HYDROXYCOUMARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| ODORATIN | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ODORATINE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 14900.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | 1525.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RETUSIN | 2 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RETUSIN-8-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 1425.0 | -0.53 | 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. |