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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Shoot | 9200.0 | 43110.0 | 0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BASSORIN | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BAYRENOL | 0 | Bark | 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 |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 17200.0 | 43000.0 | 3.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-AMINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BENZYL-AMINE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 18.0 | 72.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 100.0 | 5.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Shoot | 45.0 | 215.0 | 0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | 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 |
| BETA-SITOSTERONE | 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 |
| BRASSICASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 300.0 | 2545.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 4400.0 | 17600.0 | -0.06 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAMPESTANOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 85300.0 | 722880.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosation | 1 | 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 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigrey | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 1 | 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 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |