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Plant Prunus africana (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
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 *
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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
AntiHIV 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiinflammatory 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antioxidant 6 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 *