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Common Names
Mesquite; Honey Mesquite
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarthritic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 4 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Anticancer | 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. |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 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. |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticholestatic | 1 | Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992. |
| Anticomplement | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 1 | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiedemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |