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Plant Erythrina fusca (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Coral Bean; Gallito
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 30.0 780.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 14000.0 76000.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 23.0 125.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 570.0 3080.0 -1.05 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 117000.0 633000.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
ERYSODINE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOPINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOTHIOPINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOTHIOVINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYSOVINE 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHRALINE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 8000.0 43000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 41000.0 222000.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
HYPAPHORINE 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 18.0 52.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 600.0 3243.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 47.0 65.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 400.0 2220.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 46000.0 249000.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.7 5.2 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.