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Plant Quisqualis indica (Combretaceae)

Common Names
Rangoon Creeper
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 65000.0 69519.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 1430.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 486000.0 519786.0 -0.01 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Seed 39000.0 41711.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 13.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 230000.0 270000.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSAZON 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available 50.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 20700.0 24300.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit not available 1040.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 33.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY 1 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 10350.0 12150.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.