Action: Gum—inferior to Gum arabic. The dry wood contains 0.9, bark 3.0-8.4, and roots 6-7% tannin.
The leaves contain piperidine alkaloids, juliprosinene, juliflorinine and N-methyljuliforidine. Other alkaloids present in the leaves are juliprosine, isojuliprosine, juliflorine, julifloricine and julifloridine.A mixture of alkaloids containing mainly juliprosine and isojuliprosine showed significant antifungal activity against dermatophytes (comparable to griseofulvin).The alkaloid fraction also showed broad spectrum bactericidal action against both Gram-positive and Gramnegative bacteria (comparable to antibiotics like penicillin, streptomycin, ampicillin, sulphamethoxazole and te- tracycline).Significant activity of juliflorine against fungi and bacteria, and that of julifloricine against bacteria has also been reported.The fruit gave a flavone glycoside, patulitrin which exhibited cytotoxic activity.... prosopis chilensis
The stem bark contains vitamin K, n-octacosyl acetate, the long chain aliphatic acid. Presence of glucose, rhamnose, sucrose and starch is also reported.A cytotoxic principle, patulibin, has been isolated from flowers.Dosage: Leaf, fruit—3-5 g powder, 50-100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.)... prosopis spicigera
n. inability to recognize faces, either in person or in photographs, due to damage in the right occipito-temporal area of the brain. Causes include stroke and brain tumours.... prosopagnosia
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