An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatoprotective | 3 | Mayumi Ito (nee Someya), et al. 1990. Hepatoprotective Compounds from Canarium album and Euphorbia nematocypha. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2201-2203, 1990. |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224. |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvistat | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mineral-Corticoid | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |