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Common Names
Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSORALEN | 31 | Hull Husk | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Root | not available | 103.0 | 0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Seed | 792.0 | 5000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALIDENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PSORALIDIN | 3 | Seed | not available | 190.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALIDIN-2,3'-OXIDE-DIACETATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| PSORALIDIN-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 3500.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 86000.0 | 0.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| SOPHORACOUMESTAN-A | 0 | Seed | not available | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | 50.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIACONTANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| TRILAURIN | 0 | Root | not available | 521.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianginal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 163.1999. |
| Antibacterial | 6 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antibrucellosic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Anticancer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Prostate) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |