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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Rodenticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sedative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| 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. |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Toxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasomotor-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |