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Plant Prosopis glandulosa (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Mesquite; Honey Mesquite
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
PROLINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Carman, N. J., Dossaji, S. F., Mabry, T. J. 1974. A Populational Survey of Amino Acids in Prosopis Species from North and South America. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 2: 73.
PROSOPENOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Ahmed, N., Razaq, S. 1986. Chemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Flowers. Fitoterapia 57 6: 457.
PROSOPOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Ahmed, N., Razaq, S. 1986. Chemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Flowers. Fitoterapia 57 6: 457.
STIGMASTEROL 12 Stem not available not available not available Zirvi, K. A., Jewers, K., Nagler, M. J. 1977. Phytochemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Stems. Planta Med. Suppl. 32: 244-246.
TETRATRIACONTAN-1-OL 0 Stem not available not available not available Zirvi, K. A., Jewers, K., Nagler, M. J. 1977. Phytochemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Stems. Planta Med. Suppl. 32: 244-246.
TRIACONTAN-1-OL 1 Plant not available not available not available Abbas, S. A., Mison, P. 1984. Prosopol Structure: A Reinvestigation. Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res. 26 3: 140-141.
TRIACONTAN-1-OL 1 Stem not available not available not available Zirvi, K. A., Jewers, K., Nagler, M. J. 1977. Phytochemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Stems. Planta Med. Suppl. 32: 244-246.
TYRAMINE 11 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Shoot not available 145.0 -0.70 Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenergic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiarrhythmic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *