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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfarctal | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 11 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |