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Plant Melia azedarach (Meliaceae)

Common Names
Chinaberry
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
1,5-DIHYDROXY-8-METHOXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-ALPHA-L... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ALPHA-METHOXY-1,2-DIHYDROEPOXYAZADIRADIONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-CINNAMYLMELIANOLINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TERPEN-4-OL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
17-EPIAZADIRADIONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
21,23,24,25-DIEPOXI-TIRUCALL-7-EN-21-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENECYCLOARTENONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-5-CAMPESTEN-7-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-5-EN-7-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-OCTAL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE-7-O-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL...BK 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-CAMPESTEN-3-ONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-KETO-BETA-SITOSTEROL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 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.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 11 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 5 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 3 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 8 Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *