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Common Names
Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | not available | 23.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-VINYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | not available | 885.0 | -0.37 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 6000.0 | 17800.0 | 2.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | not available | 8000.0 | -0.99 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 61000.0 | 359000.0 | 1.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.0 | 8.0 | -0.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | 0.0 | 11700.0 | 7.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | Leaf | 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 |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Leaf | not available | 140.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Leaf | not available | 25.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 0.0 | 3.0 | -1.11 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.0 | -1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 9.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | 663000.0 | 730000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antigliomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |