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Common Names
Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLONAMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCONESSIMINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCONESSIMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHALINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHAMIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | 1.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHAMINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHAMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHENINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHESSINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| KURCHESSINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHICINE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| KURCHICINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHILIDINE | 0 | Bark | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHIMINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHINE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KURCHINICIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 1.7 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1994. Steroidal Constituents of Holarrhena pubescens. J. Natural Products, 57(1): 27-31. |
| KURCHINIDINE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 0.7 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1993. Steroidal Alkaloids and an Androstane Derivative from the Bark of Holarrhena pubescens. Phytochemistry, 33(4): 925-928. |
| KURCHININ | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 4.2 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1993. Steroidal Alkaloids and an Androstane Derivative from the Bark of Holarrhena pubescens. Phytochemistry, 33(4): 925-928. |
| KURCHININE | 0 | Bark | not available | 2.2 | not available | Siddiqui, B. S., Usmani, S. B., Begum, S., Siddiqui, S. 1994. Steroidal Constituents of Holarrhena pubescens. J. Natural Products, 57(1): 27-31. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| FPTase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostat | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 5 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hypoglycemic | 3 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunosuppressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |