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

Chemical BETA-ELEMENE

Chemical ID
BETAELEMENE
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Anticancer (Cervix) Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antigliomic *
Antiproliferant *
Antitumor (Cervix) Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Apoptotic *
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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
Rheum palmatum Rhizome 0.5 -1.3 *
Rosmarinus officinalis Resin, Exudate, Sap *
Rosmarinus officinalis Shoot 3.0 200.0 0.3 Bandoni, A.L., Mizrahi, I., and Juarez, M.A. 1991. The Essential Oil of Rosmarinus officinalis Growing in Argentina. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 11.
Salvia gilliesii Shoot 5.5 -0.3 Velasco-Negueruela, A. et al. 1993. The Essential Oil of Salvia gilliesii Benth. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 319-320.
Saussurea lappa Root *
Scutellaria baicalensis Root Essent. Oil *
Scutellaria lateriflora Essential Oil 92000.0 1.4 *
Stevia rebaudiana Flower 110.0 1.0 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Stevia rebaudiana Leaf 6.0 -0.4 Kinghorn, A. D. (Ed.) 2002. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles. Stevia. The genus Stevia. Taylor & Francis. New York, NY. 211 pp.
Tagetes lucida Shoot 18.0 -0.3 Bicchi, C., Fresia, M., Rubiolo, P., Monti, D., Franz, C., Goehler, I. 1997. Constituents of Tagetes lucida Cav. ssp. lucida essential oil. Flavor & Fragrance, 12(1): 47-52.
Tamarindus indica Fruit Essent. Oil 3000.0 -0.7 *
Tanacetum vulgare Plant *
Thymus funkii Shoot 0.0 -0.3 Vila, R., et al. 1995. Composition and study of the variability of the essential oil of Thymus funkii Cousson. Flav. & Fragr. J. 10(6): 379-383.
Thymus funkii Shoot 0.0 -0.3 Vila, R., et al. 1995. Composition and study of the variability of the essential oil of Thymus funkii Cousson. Flav. & Fragr. J. 10(6): 379-383.
Umbellularia californica Plant 280.0 1120.0 3.7 *
Valeriana officinalis Root *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 2.0 500.0 0.3 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil 3000.0 *