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Common Names
Gambir; Pale Catechu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-METHOXYYOHIMBINE | 0 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,14-DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,14-DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNIN | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-ACETOXYDIHYDRONOMILIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADIPIC-ACID | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 30000.0 | 50000.0 | -1.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CATECHINS | 1 | Branches | 300000.0 | 350000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHOL | 22 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHUTANNIC-ACID | 0 | Branches | not available | 240000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CATECHIN | 4 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROBENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCORYNANTHEIN | 0 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROGAMBIRTANNINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPICATECHIN | 40 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMBIR-CATECHIN | 0 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMBIRDINE | 0 | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMBIRFLUORESCEIN | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antidiabetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antielastase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antiescherichic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 2 | 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. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |