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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-D-PINITOL | 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. |
| 4-HYDROXY-PIPECOLIC-ACID | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Ahmed, N., Razaq, S. 1986. Chemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Flowers. Fitoterapia 57 6: 457. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | 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. |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | 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. |
| DOTRIACONTAN-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. |
| HENTRIACONTAN-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. |
| HEPTACOSAN-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. |
| HEXACOSAN-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. |
| JULIFLORIDINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Ahmad, V. U., Usmanghani, K., Najmus-Saqib, Q. 1979. Occurence of Julifloridine in Prosopis glandulosa Torr. Sci. Pharm. 47: 333-334. |
| JULIPROSOPINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-METHYL-TYRAMINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONACOSAN-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. |
| OCTACOSAN-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. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Ahmed, N., Razaq, S. 1986. Chemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Flowers. Fitoterapia 57 6: 457. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | 0.33 | 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. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | 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. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPECOLIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity? | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4. |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antioxidant | 5 | Balanehru, S. and Nagarajan, B. 1992. Intervention of Adriamycin Induced Free Radical Damage. Biochemistry International 28(4): 735-744, 1992. |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |