Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Melia azedarach (Meliaceae)

Common Names
Chinaberry
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
1,8-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
1-ALPHA-METHOXY-1,2-DIHYDROEPOXYAZADIRADIONE 0 Fruit *
1-CINNAMYLMELIANOLINE 0 Plant *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Wood *
1-TERPEN-4-OL 0 Wood *
17-EPIAZADIRADIONE 0 Fruit *
21,23,24,25-DIEPOXI-TIRUCALL-7-EN-21-OL 0 Fruit *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Root *
24-METHYLENECYCLOARTENONE 0 Root *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-5-CAMPESTEN-7-ONE 0 Plant *
3-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-5-EN-7-ONE 0 Fruit *
3-OCTAL 0 Wood *
3-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Wood *
4',5-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE-7-O-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL...BK 0 Plant *
4-CAMPESTEN-3-ONE 0 Root *
6-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Plant *
6-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-COUMARIN 0 Leaf *
7-ACETYLNEOTRICHILENONE 0 Fruit *
7-KETO-BETA-SITOSTEROL 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) 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 (View) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 2 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 11 (View) *
Allelochemic 5 (View) 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 (View) 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 (View) Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 6 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 6 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *