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Plant Prosopis juliflora (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Mesquite
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
4-O-METHYL-D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-6,8-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit not available 48000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 85000.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 35000.0 300000.0 7.58 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 20800.0 0.16 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit not available 783000.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 696000.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed not available 218000.0 -1.21 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Fruit not available 272400.0 2.22 Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit not available 30000.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf not available 29000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 53000.0 78000.0 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit not available 277000.0 1.28 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf not available 216000.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Seed not available 28000.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available 302500.0 2.32 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamebic 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antianaphylactic 1 Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *