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Common Names
Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 950.0 | 1130.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 700.0 | 5960.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 6.0 | 7.0 | -1.07 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Diyabalanaga, T. K. K., Jayasinghe, U. L. B., Simmonds, P. M., Wannigama, G. P., Wickramasinghe, A. 1997. Chemical Investigation of Terminalia catappa. Acgc. Chem. Res. Commun. 6: 26-28. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 126250.0 | 245000.0 | 1.03 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Bharadwaj, K., Chandra, V. 1983. Comparative Incidence of Calcium Oxalate as a Source of Oxalic Acid in Barks of Seven Species of Terminalia. Biol. Mem. 8 1/2: 54-62. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 156600.0 | 232440.0 | 4.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Abdullahi, A. H., Anelli, G. 1980. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Terminalia catappa Oil Seed from Somalia. Riv. Agric. Subtrop. Trop. 74: 245-247. |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed | 11850.0 | 14125.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Fruit | not available | 251600.0 | 1.86 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 7890.0 | 9835.0 | 1.18 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 7840.0 | 8165.0 | -0.39 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 191000.0 | 272500.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUNICALAGIN | 12 | Leaf | not available | 4812.5 | -1.00 | Tanaka,T.,Nonaka,G. I.,Nishioka,I.1986.Tannins and Related Compounds.XLII.Isolation and Characterization of Four New Hydrolyzable Tannins, Terflavins A & B, Tergallagin and Tercatain from the Leaves of Terminalia catappa L. Chem Pharm Bull 34 3: 1039-1049 |
| PUNICALIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | 550.0 | 1.00 | Tanaka,T.,Nonaka,G. I.,Nishioka,I.1986.Tannins and Related Compounds.XLII.Isolation and Characterization of Four New Hydrolyzable Tannins, Terflavins A & B, Tergallagin and Tercatain from the Leaves of Terminalia catappa L. Chem Pharm Bull 34 3: 1039-1049 |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 0.8 | 3.0 | -0.20 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 700.0 | 730.0 | 0.44 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 21600.0 | 40525.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | not available | 130000.0 | -0.10 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 4 | Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990. |
| Antiulcer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Martindale's 29th |