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Common Names
Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | 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-TERPINEOL | 23 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1100.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | 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. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 900000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | not available | 600.0 | -0.65 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 24.0 | 585.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 263.0 | -0.42 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Flower | not available | 35000.0 | -0.76 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 27000.0 | 39358.0 | -0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 26000.0 | 73000.0 | -0.81 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 25000.0 | 32000.0 | -0.48 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Flower | not available | 10.0 | -0.47 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 2.0 | 110.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispasmodic | 14 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antispastic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistaphylococcic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antitartar | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiTMJ | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitubercular | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 9 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |