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

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 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 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed *
28-ISOAVENASTEROL 0 Seed *
4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOCYANATE 0 Root 10000.0 *
4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOSINOLATE 0 Seed *
4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Seed 80000.0 100000.0 *
4-HYDROXYMELLEIN 0 Stem =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 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 1000.0 -0.77 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 16600.0 39000.0 3.16 *
ARGININE 14 Shoot 5320.0 24930.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiglaucomic 2 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglycosation 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antigoiter 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antigonadotrophic 1 (View) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 2 (View) Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigrey 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
AntiGTF 1 (View) *
Antihangover 3 (View) *
Antiheartburn 1 (View) *
Antihemolytic 1 (View) Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 2 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antihepatoadenomic 1 (View) *
Antihepatotic 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 5 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 7 (View) *
Antihistaminic 5 (View) *
AntiHIV 2 (View) *
Antihomocysteine 1 (View) *