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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae)

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
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Seed *
(-)-MALIC-ACID-DIBUTYRATE 0 Fruit *
1-(2-FURANYL)-PROPANE-1,2-DIONE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 3300.0 *
2-ACETYL-FURAN 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 12300.0 *
2-HYDROXY-3',4'-DIHYDROXYACETOPHENONE 0 Seed *
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-AL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 27300.0 *
2-METHYL-FUROATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
3,3-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 1800.0 *
3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL-ACETATE 0 Seed *
3,5-DIMETHYLPHENOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 800.0 *
5-METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 86000.0 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALKYLTHIAZOLES 0 Fruit 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 6000.0 -1.00 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Fruit Essent. Oil 20000.0 1.00 *
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 2000.0 *
ALPHA-OXOGLUTARIC-ACID 0 Flower *
ALPHA-OXOGLUTARIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
ALPHA-OXOGLUTARIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit Essent. Oil *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
CNS-Stimulant 3 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.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 *
Collagenic 1 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 *
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Controlled 1 HerbalGram No. 20, page 15.
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant 1 Merck 11th Edition
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 *
Culicide 1 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 2 *
Cytochrome-P488-Inducer 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.
Cytotoxic 3 *
Demulcent 2 *