Phoenix dactylifera Linn. |
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Botanical Name |
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Phoenix dactylifera Linn. |
English
Name |
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Date palm |
Family |
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Arecaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A tall tree, up to 36 m. in height. Trunk covered with persistent bases of petioles, the base usually surrounded by a mass of offshoots or suckers; leaves in open crown, pinnate, up to 5 m. long, greyish green pinnae 20-40 cm. long, linear, keeled, lower pinnae modified into spines; flowers in branched spadices, small; fruit an oblong berry, 2.5-7.5 cm. long, reddish or yellowish brown when ripe; seed cylindric, hard, with a longtitudinal furrow. |
| Herb Effects |
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Aphrodisiac, contraceptive, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, estrogenic, expectorant, laxative, pectoral, purgative, refrigerant |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Apigenin, benzoic acid, lupeol, p-hydroxy-benzoic acid (stem); arginine, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, chlorogenic acid, chlorophyll, cysteine, GABA, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, lauric acid, lutein, lycopene, lysine, methionine, niacin, pantothenic acid, phenylalanine, serotonin, sorbitol, stigmasterol, tannin, thiamin, tryptophan, tyrosine (fruit); beya-amyrin, beta-sitosterol, quercetin, rutin (pollen); coumarin (leaf); ellagitannin (plant); linoleic acid, oleic acid, oxalic acid, palmitic acid (seed) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Apigenin |
520-36-5 |
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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| Benzoic acid |
8013-63-6 |
benzoic acid |
C7H6O2 |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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| p-Hydroxybenzoic acid |
99-96-7 |
4-hydroxybenzoic
acid |
C7H6O3 |
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| Arginine |
7004-12-8 |
2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid |
C6H14N4O2 |
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| Ascorbic Acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Carotene |
Not Available |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| Chlorogenic acid |
327-97-9 |
3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyp
henyl)prop-2-enoylox
y]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-
cyclohexan
e-1-carb
oxylic acid |
C16H18O9 |
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| Cysteine |
4371-52-2 |
2-amino-3-sulfanyl-p
ropanoic acid |
C3H7NO2S |
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| Gaba |
70582-09-1 |
4-aminobutanoic acid |
C4H9NO2 |
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| Glutamic acid |
Not Available |
2-aminopentanedioic
acid |
C5H9NO4 |
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| Glutamine |
6899-04-3 |
2-amino-4-carbamoyl-
butanoic acid |
C5H10N2O3 |
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| Glycine |
87867-94-5 |
2-aminoacetic acid |
C2H5NO2 |
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| Lauric acid |
8045-27-0 |
Dodecanoic acid |
C12H24O2 |
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| Lutein |
34445-91-5 |
4-[18-(4-hydroxy-2,6
,6-trimethyl-1-cyclo
hexenyl)-3,7,12,16-t
etramethyl
-octadec
a-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15
,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-
trimethyl-cyclohex-2
-e
n-1-ol |
C40H56O2 |
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| Lycopene |
Not Available |
2,6,10,14,19,23,27,3
1-octamethyldotriaco
nta-2,6,8,10,12,14,1
6,18,20,22
,24,26,3
0-tridecaene |
C40H56 |
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| Lysine |
923-27-3 |
2,6-diaminohexanoic
acid |
C6H14N2O2 |
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| Methionine |
348-67-4 |
2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid |
C5H11NO2S |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Pantothenic acid |
599-54-2 |
3-[(2,4-dihydroxy-3,
3-dimethyl-butanoyl)
amino]propanoic acid |
C9H17NO5 |
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| Phenylalanine |
3617-44-5 |
2-amino-3-phenyl-pro
panoic acid |
C9H11NO2 |
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| Serotonin |
50-67-9 |
3-(2-aminoethyl)-1H-
indol-5-ol |
C10H12N2O |
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| Sorbitol |
98201-93-5 |
(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane
-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol |
C6H14O6 |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Tryptophan |
80206-30-0 |
2-amino-3-(1H-indol-
3-yl)propanoic acid |
C11H12N2O2 |
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| Tyrosine |
556-02-5 |
2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy
phenyl)-propanoic
acid |
C9H11NO3 |
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| beta-Amyrin |
559-70-6 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a-
tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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| Beta-sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, |
C29H50O |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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| Rutin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
[(3,4,5-tr
ihydroxy
-6-methyl-tetrahydro
pyran-2-yl)oxymethyl
]tetrahydropyran-2-y
l]
oxy-chromen-7-on
e trihydrate |
C27H36O19 |
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| Coumarin |
60094-90-8 |
6-(1,2-dihydroxy-3-m
ethyl-but-3-enyl)-7-
methoxy-chromen-2-on
e |
C15H16O5 |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| Oxalic acid |
553-91-3 |
Oxalic acid |
C2H2O4 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For ague, anemia, asthma, bronchitis, cancer, catarrh, chest, condylomata, cough, diarrhea, eyes, fatigue, fever, flu, gonorrhea, endurations, longevity, piles, pterygia, splenitis, sterility, stomachache, thirst, toothache, tuberculosis, urogenital ailments, vaginitis, virility, warts, and whitlows |
| Reference |
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 The Himalaya Drug Company.
Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants. |
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