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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiviral | 5 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494. |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 8 | Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526. |
| Candidicide | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardiac | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991. |
| Choleretic | 3 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Comedolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |