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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piscicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Potassium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Propecic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protease-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 1 | Chemical Express, 7: 285, 1992. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 1 | Lee, S. K., Song, Y., Mata-Greenwood, E., Kelloff, G. J., Steele, V. E., Pezzuto, J. M. 1999. Modulation of in vitro Biomarkers of the Carcinogenic Process by Chemopreventive Agents. Anticancer Res., 19: 35-44. |
| Sedative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Sympathomimetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |