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Plant Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
6-METHYLHEP-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Leaf not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
9-CARBETHOXY-3-METHYLCARBAZOLE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
9-FORMYL-3-METHYLCARBAZOLE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf not available 0.1 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf not available 14.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf 23.0 6240.0 4.11 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 0.0 9880.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Leaf not available 25.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Leaf not available 65.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf not available 37.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Leaf not available 37.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Leaf not available 2.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 40.0 445.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 15000.0 125000.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf not available 0.1 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed not available 12.0 -0.88 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 60.0 225.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 13 Duke, 1992 *
Larvicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Laxative 4 Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Lithogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Lubricant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Molluscicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 3 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myorelaxant 3 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide 8 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroinhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.