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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 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
Antiandrogenic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 21 Planta Medica, 57: A42, 1991.
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *