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Seeds:
Toxalbumin; abrin, which is the opthalmically active component of the seeds,
which is extremely toxic.
[1,2]
Indole derivates; N-methyltryptamine, N-methyltryptophan and hypaphorine.
[3]
Anthocyanins; xyloglucosyldelphinidin, glucosyldelphinidin.
[4]
Oil, sterols, terpenes.
[5]
Alkaloids; abrine (N-methyl-L-tryptophan), hypaphorine, precatorine, choline,
trigonelline.
[6,7,8]
Flavonoids; abrectorin, desmethoxycentaureidin-7-0-rutinoside, luteolin, orientin
and isoorentin.
[9]
In addition the seeds of the scarlet variety have been shown to contain the
steroids abricin and abridin as well as cycloartenol,
b-amyrin,
campesterol, cholesterol, stimasterol,
b-sitosterol
and squalene.
[10]
Leaves and roots: contain the sweetening agent glycyrrhizin.
(Similar to
Licorice).
[2]
Acid resin.
[1]
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29,
235
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et al. (1981) Fitoterapia
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University Press (1986) UK
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1974
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Australian Newpapers Ltd., Periodicals Division, Perth, (1956)
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[9] D.K. Bhardwaj, M.S. Birsht and C.K. Mehta, Phytochemistry, 19, 2040 (1980)
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and Industrial Research, 21, 158 (1978)
[11] Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species
diversity, and biodiscovery pathways by
Gerry Turpin,corresponding author Edita Ritmejeryte, Joanne Jamie, Darren Crayn,
and Phurpa WangchukJ Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2022; 18: 54. 2022 Aug 10. doi: 10.1186/s13002-022-00552-6
PMC9364609 PMID: 35948982