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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirheumatic | 3 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antiseborrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 2 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antitoxoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Cancer Research, 48: 5941. |
| Antitympanitic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiurethrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |