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Common Names
Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990. |
| Photoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Piscicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626. |
| Respirodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Sedative | 2 | Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990. |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Chemical Marketing Reporter; a weekly tabloid, 9/10/92. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |