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Common Names
Ucahuba; Ucuuba
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 4200.0 | 4760.0 | -0.31 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| DECANOIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 4200.0 | 4760.0 | -1.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ELEMICINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 600000.0 | 680000.0 | 2.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALBACINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | 78000.0 | 115000.0 | 0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURODIMYRISTIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 30600.0 | 34680.0 | -0.62 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 418200.0 | 496000.0 | 6.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 46200.0 | 52360.0 | -0.55 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 18000.0 | 29900.0 | -0.08 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SURINAMENSINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| TRIMYRISTIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| VERAGUENSINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| VIROLINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antibacterial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiinflammatory | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |