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Common Names
Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-23-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-24-O-TRANS-FERULYL-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-24-TRIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYURS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-3-BETA-DIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2ALPHA-HYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-24-DIHYDROXY-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXY-24-O-TRANS-FERULYL-URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYGDALIN | 8 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| BETA-SITOSTANOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTENONE | 0 | Bark | not available | 331.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | not available | 177.0 | -1.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRATAEGOLIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Bark | not available | 110.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOCOSYL-FERULATE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPIMASLINIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | 8200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FATTY-ACIDS | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID-N-DOCOSYL-ESTER | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Antidiabetic | 1 | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Antidote | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| 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. |
| Antiedemic | 4 | 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. |
| Antifertility | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |