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Plant Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind
How this plant is used
Food

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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
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 16320.0 20128.0 -0.81 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ORIENTIN 4 Leaf not available 12.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 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.
OXALIC-ACID 9 Leaf 1000.0 1960.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
OXALO-SUCCINIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALO-SUCCINIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALO-SUCCINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALOACETIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALOACETIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALOACETIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CRESOL 8 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 1680.0 2449.0 -0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -1.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PECTIN 24 Fruit 20000.0 25000.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENT-3-EN-2-ONE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENT-4-EN-2-ONE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTANE-2,3-DIONE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 4400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Dentifrice 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 6 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Binder 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dopaminergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97.
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Essential 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Estrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Fatal 1 Martindale's 29th
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Fibrinolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
FLavor 24 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry