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Common Names
Gambir; Pale Catechu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Astringent | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 7 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candida-SAP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Cardiactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Cardiotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |