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Plant Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae)

Common Names
Ben Nut, Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Benzolive Tree, Moringa, West Indian Ben, Jacinto (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-2,6-DIMETHYL-BENZOATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
28-ISOAVENASTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOCYANATE 0 Root not available 10000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOSINOLATE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Seed 80000.0 100000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYMELLEIN 0 Stem not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ALANINE 3 Shoot 5320.0 24930.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALKALOIDS 0 Bark not available 1000.0 -0.88 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALKALOIDS 0 Root Bark not available 1000.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 16600.0 39000.0 3.16 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Shoot 5320.0 24930.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit not available 1200.0 -0.21 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 2200.0 8800.0 0.37 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 517.0 2425.0 -0.25 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Fruit 9700.0 82200.0 0.66 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Leaf 23000.0 92000.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Seed 32000.0 33333.0 -0.44 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Shoot 22600.0 105900.0 0.08 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HETE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 1 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 (View Chemicals list for Acarifuge) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acnegenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View Chemicals list for Adjuvant) Merck 11th Edition
Albuminurigenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Albuminurigenic) Commission E. Blumenthal,M.,Hall,T. and Rister,R.S. eds.1997.The ABC's German Commission E Monographs - Therapeutic Monographs on Medicinal Plants for Human Use by Commission E - A Special Expert Committee of the German Federal Health Agency.ABC.Austin TX
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) 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.
Allergenic 8 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 7 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *