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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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Antibiotic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antibiotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antibronchitic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 6 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Breast)) 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 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Cervix)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer (Lung)) Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticanker) Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinogenic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinomic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticarcinomic (Breast)) Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticardiospasmic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticardiospasmic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticariogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticarpal-Tunnel) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 8 (View Chemicals list for Anticataract) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticephalagic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 (View Chemicals list for Anticervicaldysplasic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiCFS) Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticheilitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 (View Chemicals list for Antichilblain) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antichorea 1 (View Chemicals list for Antichorea) Duke, 1992 *