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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
Ballota nigra Plant 3.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Barosma betulina Leaf *
Boswellia sacra Essential Oil 410000.0 3.0 Wang, W., Zhu, Y. X., Liu, L. Z., Ling, D. K., Qin, X. L., Tian, J. G. 1993. Analysis of the Chemical Constitutents of Essential Oil of Boswellia carterii Birdwood from Somali. Yaowu Fenxi Zazhi 13 3: 170-173.
Boswellia sacra Resin, Exudate, Sap 1050.0 71600.0 -1.0 *
Boswellia sacra Resin Essent. Oil 35000.0 Abdel Wahab, S. M., Aboutabl, E. A., El-Zalabani, S. M., Fouad, H. A., De Pooter, H. L., El-Fallaha, B. 1987. The Essential Oil of Olibanum. Plant Med. 53 (4): 382-384.
Boswellia serrata Essential Oil *
Boswellia serrata Resin, Exudate, Sap 9920.0 -1.2 Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
Calamintha nepeta Plant 40.0 -0.5 J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167.
Calamintha nepeta Leaf 90.0 -0.2 Akgul, A., De Pooter, H.L., and De Buyck, L.F. 1991. The Essential Oils of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa and Ziziphora clinopodioides from Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 7-10.
Calamintha nepeta Shoot 13.0 -0.1 Kirimer, N., Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T. and Kurkcuoglo, M. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4:189-190
Callicarpa americana Leaf 28.0 -0.2 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf *
Canarium indicum Essential Oil 400.0 1000.0 -0.6 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit *
Carum carvi Fruit 42.0 540.0 -0.6 *
Carum carvi Plant 20.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Carum carvi Seed 4.0 540.0 -0.4 *
Centella asiatica Essential Oil 2000.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Centella asiatica Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
Centella asiatica Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.