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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TAMARINDUL-GALACTOXYLOGLUCAN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TAMARINDUS-OLIGOSACCHARIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Bark not available 70000.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TANNIN 35 Bl not available 70000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit 80000.0 180000.0 2.55 Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Leaf 120000.0 280000.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Flower not available 4.0 -0.38 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 2.0 9.0 0.47 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMIN 31 Leaf not available 4.0 -0.90 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 180.0 262.0 -0.83 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
URONIC-ACID 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.
VITEXIN 18 Leaf not available 28.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit not available 314000.0 -1.99 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukorrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanomic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).