An official website of the United States government.

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.

Chemical ALPHA-PINENE

Chemical ID
ALPHAPINENE
Ubiquitous
No

Select a Results View:

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
Irritant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P450-2B1-Inhibitor IC50=0.087 uM Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Sedative not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Spasmogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Ballota nigra Plant not available 3.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Barosma betulina Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Boswellia sacra Essential Oil not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
Boswellia sacra Resin Essent. Oil not available 35000.0 not available 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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Boswellia serrata Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 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 not available 40.0 -0.5 J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167.
Calamintha nepeta Leaf not available 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 not available 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 not available 28.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Canarium indicum Essential Oil 400.0 1000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed 4.0 540.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Fruit 42.0 540.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Plant not available 20.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Centella asiatica Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Centella asiatica Essential Oil not available 2000.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Centella asiatica Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.