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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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimycoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioncychomycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiophidic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antioxalate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsittacotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7. |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |