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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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ALPHA-PINENE

Chemical ID
ALPHAPINENE
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Allelochemic *
Allergenic *
Antiacne *
Antibacterial *
Antifeedant *
Antiflu Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antiinflammatory 500 mg/kg *
Antipneumonic *
Antiseptic *
Antispasmodic *
Antistaphylococcic *
Antiviral Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Coleoptophile *
Expectorant Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp.
FLavor FEMA 15-150 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Herbicide IC50=30 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Insecticide 0.82 uM/fly *
Insectifuge 50 ppm *
Insectiphile J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Meleleuca howeana Leaf 102.0 221.0 -0.2 *
Mentha aquatica Shoot 14.0 -0.1 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
Mentha aquatica Shoot 13.0 -0.1 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
Mentha aquatica Shoot 8.0 -0.1 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
Mentha aquatica Leaf 18.0 68.0 -0.2 *
Mentha aquatica Shoot 8.0 -0.1 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
Mentha aquatica Shoot 9.0 -0.1 Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419.
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Plant 10.0 300.0 -0.3 *
Mentha longifolia Shoot 7.0 1065.0 0.0 *
Mentha pulegium Plant 20.0 520.0 -0.1 *
Mentha pulegium Shoot Essent. Oil *
Mentha pulegium Essential Oil 2000.0 26000.0 -0.3 *
Mentha pulegium Leaf Essent. Oil 7000.0 -0.7 *
Mentha spicata Essential Oil 2000.0 10000.0 -0.5 *
Mentha spicata Leaf 5.0 375.0 -0.2 *
Mentha spicata Shoot *
Mentha x piperita Leaf 5.0 230.0 -0.2 *
Mentha x rotundifolia Leaf 4.0 430.0 -0.2 *
Micromeria congesta Leaf 95.0 130.0 -0.2 Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393.
Micromeria croatica Leaf 90.0 -0.2 Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393.