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Common Names
IVORY NUT PALM
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 15000.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | not available | 916000.0 | 1.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 16000.0 | -1.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 93000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 9950.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | 5200.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNAN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | 400000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNAN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | 250000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Seed | not available | 636150.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTELEPHANTIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 53000.0 | -1.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadhesive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antihypertensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcer | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiUTI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |