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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 1-DEGALLOYL-EUGENIIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 195.0 | -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 |
| 2,3-(4,4',5,5',6,6'-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL)-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 625.0 | not available | 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 |
| 3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813 |
| 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813 |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | 4770.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARJUNOLIC-ACID | 5 | 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. |
| ARJUNOLIC-ACID-28-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | 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. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 24000.0 | 43000.0 | -0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | not available | 1.8 | -0.15 | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | 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. |
| BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | 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. |
| BREVIFOLIN-CARBOXYLIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 320.0 | 5100.0 | 0.18 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 149000.0 | 179000.0 | -1.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CHEBULAGIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | 55.0 | -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 |
| CORILAGIN | 13 | Fruit | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antianxiety | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. |
| Anticancer | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |