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

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
(-)-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 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Vasoconstrictor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	9	Duke, 1992 *
Vasomotor-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229