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Common Names
Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-MALIC-ACID-DIBUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(2-FURANYL)-PROPANE-1,2-DIONE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 3300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ACETYL-FURAN | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 12300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-HYDROXY-3',4'-DIHYDROXYACETOPHENONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 27300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-FUROATE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,3-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,5-DIMETHYLPHENOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 86000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ALKYLTHIAZOLES | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 6000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-OXOGLUTARIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-OXOGLUTARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-OXOGLUTARIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acidulant | 3 | 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 |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |