Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Decongestant

Select a Results View:

Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE *
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CAMPHOR Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
EPHEDRINE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
EUCALYPTOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
L-EPHEDRINE Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
L-SYNEPHRINE *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
List of Activity Plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 20, 202
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 2 3, 355
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 2 5, 460
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 2 1, 860
Levisticum officinale Lovage 2 10
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 641, 280
Lippia alba White Lippia 2 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 565
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 1 18
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 2 465, 700.00100000005
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 1 3, 910
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 1 1, 370
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 10, 930