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Plant Psoralea corylifolia (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-BAKUCHIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-DEHYDRO-3-HYDROXYBAKUCHIOL 0 Seed not available 425.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',4-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-5'-FORMYLCHALCONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-EPOXYBAKUCHIOL 0 Seed not available 475.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-C-PRENYL-DAIDZEIN 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
3-DEHYDRO-2-HYDROXYBAKUCHIOL 0 Seed not available 275.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5'-(2,2'-DIMETHYLCHROMENO)-ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN 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
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 1.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-O-METHYLBAVACHALCONE 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
4-TERPINEOL 8 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
5'-FORMYL-2',4-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-CHALCONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-O-METHYLBAVACHIN 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
ALPHA-ELEMENE 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
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Cotyledon not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Hull Husk not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Seed 566.0 4300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antivitiligic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 4 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Bacteriophagicide 1 de Vries, D. J. and Blumberg, P. M., Thermoregulatory effects of resiniferatoxin in the mouse: comparison with capsaicin, Life Sciences, 44, 1989, 711-715.
Bacteristat 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Barbituate-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchoprotectant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bruchiphobe 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bufocide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 10 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Candidistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Cardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 163.1999.
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *