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Common Names
Black Locust
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUSTIN | 5 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HELIOTROPINE | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXEN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTAMYLHYDROXYABSCICIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDICAN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE | 15 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOFURANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-BETA-L-RHAMNOFURANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-7-BETA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOROBINITINIDINE | 0 | Wood | not available | 62000.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| LIGNIN | 13 | Wood | not available | 216000.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINARIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 15900.0 | 70490.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 3600.0 | 15960.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIQUIRITIGENIN | 12 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Flatugenic | 2 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| FLavor | 10 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungistat | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hemagglutinin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemoglobin-Inducer | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |