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Common Names
Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-METHYLENE-DAMMARENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, O., Uetsuki, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, A. 1980. Characterization of Triterpene Alcohols of Seed Oils From Some Species of Theaceae, Phytolaccaceae and Sapotaceae. Lipids 15 6: 407-411. |
| 24-METHYLENE-LANOST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, T. 1975. 24-methylenelanost-9(11)-en-3-beta-ol, New Triterpene Alcohol From Shea Butter. Lipids 10: 454. |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRENONE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kolhe, J. N., Bhaskar, A., Brongi, N. V. 1982. Occurrence of 3-oxo Triterpenes in the Unsaponifiable Matter of Some Vegetable Fats. Lipids 17: 166-168. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, O., Uetsuki, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, A. 1980. Characterization of Triterpene Alcohols of Seed Oils From Some Species of Theaceae, Phytolaccaceae and Sapotaceae. Lipids 15 6: 407-411. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | not available | 5985.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 18000.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BASSEOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRENONE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kolhe, J. N., Bhaskar, A., Brongi, N. V. 1982. Occurrence of 3-oxo Triterpenes in the Unsaponifiable Matter of Some Vegetable Fats. Lipids 17: 166-168. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, O., Uetsuki, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, A. 1980. Characterization of Triterpene Alcohols of Seed Oils From Some Species of Theaceae, Phytolaccaceae and Sapotaceae. Lipids 15 6: 407-411. |
| BUTYROSPERMENONE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kolhe, J. N., Bhaskar, A., Brongi, N. V. 1982. Occurrence of 3-oxo Triterpenes in the Unsaponifiable Matter of Some Vegetable Fats. Lipids 17: 166-168. |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, O., Uetsuki, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, A. 1980. Characterization of Triterpene Alcohols of Seed Oils From Some Species of Theaceae, Phytolaccaceae and Sapotaceae. Lipids 15 6: 407-411. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | not available | 1070.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | not available | 382000.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 730.0 | -1.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAMMARADIENOL | 3 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, O., Uetsuki, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, A. 1980. Characterization of Triterpene Alcohols of Seed Oils From Some Species of Theaceae, Phytolaccaceae and Sapotaceae. Lipids 15 6: 407-411. |
| EUPHOL | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Itoh, O., Uetsuki, T., Tamura, T., Matsumoto, A. 1980. Characterization of Triterpene Alcohols of Seed Oils From Some Species of Theaceae, Phytolaccaceae and Sapotaceae. Lipids 15 6: 407-411. |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 526000.0 | 1.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 4 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 1 | Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986. |
| Antimanic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimigraine | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |