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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 | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 134000.0 | 536000.0 | -0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 199000.0 | 207290.0 | -1.26 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Shoot | 82800.0 | 388000.0 | -1.16 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Fruit | not available | 4230.0 | 0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | 4230.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CLEROSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.65 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Shoot | 1400.0 | 6560.0 | 1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| D-MANNOSE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| D-XYLOSE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| DELTA-5-AVENASTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-7,14-STIGMASTANOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-TOCOPHEROL | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOSANIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMULSIN | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ERGOSTADIENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepitheleomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrositic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |