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Plant Terminalia ivorensis (Combretaceae)

Common Names
Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
BETA-GLYCYRRHETENIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID 51 Stem Bark not available not available not available Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID 32 Stem Bark not available not available not available Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
LONCHOTERPENE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LONCHOTERPENE 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
QUERCETIN 176 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Stem Bark not available not available not available Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
SERICIC-ACID 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
TERMINOLIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERMINOLIC-ACID 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
Antileukotriene 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimyocarditic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antinitrosaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 3 Osawa, T. Phenolic Antioxidants in Dietary Plants as Antimutagens.Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.11 p.142.
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).