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Common Names
Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIHYDROXYLUPENE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. and duCellier, J. L. 1993. CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL 33431. 536 pp. US $312.50. |
| EO | 0 | Flower | 100.0 | 200.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCULETIN | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 56000.0 | 122220.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 335000.0 | 372200.0 | 1.87 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | not available | 75000.0 | -1.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRAXETIN | 12 | Leaf | 50000.0 | 100000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Leaf | not available | 69000.0 | 1.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENNADIOL | 0 | Bark | not available | 26.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENNOSIDES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ISOPLUMBAGIN | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPLUMBAGIN | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LACOUMARIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| LACOUMARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LALOISIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 7650.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAWNERMIS-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAWNERMIS-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotrienogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 2 | Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986. |
| Antimelanomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiMRSA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antioxalate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |