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Plant Gleditsia triacanthos (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Honey Locust
How this plant is used
Food
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-(3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMOYL)-(-)-QUINIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7,3',4',5'-TETRAHYDROXYISOFLAVANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRAMMERIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOID 0 Flower not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit not available 54000.0 -0.07 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 38000.0 40000.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Seed not available 2800.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 669000.0 969000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed not available 847000.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROXY-4-METHOXY-ISOFLAVONE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHOL-3-D-GLUCOSIDE-DIHYDRIATE 0 Seed not available 19000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit not available 46000.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 8000.0 30000.0 -1.24 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit not available 127000.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed not available 211000.0 0.60 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
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adrenergic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Allergenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadhesive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 1 Duke, 1992 *