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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperventilation | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiincontinence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiklebsiellic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |