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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
(+)-D-PINITOL 0 Stem 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 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 Ahmed, N., Razaq, S. 1986. Chemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Flowers. Fitoterapia 57 6: 457.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem Zirvi, K. A., Jewers, K., Nagler, M. J. 1977. Phytochemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Stems. Planta Med. Suppl. 32: 244-246.
CAMPESTEROL 2 Stem 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 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 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 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 Zirvi, K. A., Jewers, K., Nagler, M. J. 1977. Phytochemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Stems. Planta Med. Suppl. 32: 244-246.
JULIFLORIDINE 0 Leaf Ahmad, V. U., Usmanghani, K., Najmus-Saqib, Q. 1979. Occurence of Julifloridine in Prosopis glandulosa Torr. Sci. Pharm. 47: 333-334.
JULIPROSOPINE 2 Leaf *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant *
N-METHYL-TYRAMINE 1 Leaf *
NONACOSAN-1-OL 0 Stem 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 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 Ahmed, N., Razaq, S. 1986. Chemical Investigation of Prosopis glandulosa Flowers. Fitoterapia 57 6: 457.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Shoot 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 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 *
PIPECOLIC-ACID 2 Leaf 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiseptic 1 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 *
AntiTGF-beta 2 *
Antithromboxane 1 *
Antitrypanosomic 1 *
Antitumor 2 Cancer Research, 54: 701, 1994.
Antitumor (brain) 1 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.
Antitumor (Breast) 3 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 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.
Antitumor (Lung) 3 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 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.
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 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.
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991.
Antiulcer 2 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.
Antiviral 4 Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Apoptotic 1 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 *