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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 56000.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | not available | 521000.0 | 1.73 | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| GERMANICOL | 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. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 32.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Seed | not available | 6220.0 | 1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LANOSTEROL | 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. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 7225.0 | -0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 22620.0 | 28930.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Oil | not available | 69000.0 | -1.27 | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 16000.0 | -0.94 | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | 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. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 239855.0 | 257740.0 | 1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | not available | 408000.0 | 0.45 | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | 29980.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | 48000.0 | -0.89 | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386. |
| PARKEOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARKEOL | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiradicular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisecretory | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitumor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiurethrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anxiolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 6 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |