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Chemical ID
BETASESQUIPHELLANDRENE
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirhinoviral | IC50=0.44 uM | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antiulcer | IC40=50 mg/kg | Yamahara, J., et al. Stomachic principles in ginger. II. Pungent and anti-ulcer effects of low polar constituents isolated from ginger, the dried rhizoma of... Yakugaku Zasshi 112: 645-655 (1992). |
| Expectorant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stomachic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpinia galanga | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angelica archangelica | Root | 0.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aralia cordata | Root | not available | 8.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Camellia sinensis | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Centella asiatica | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Citrus reticulata | Fruit | not available | 20.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Curcuma longa | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lindera benzoin | Leaf | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum vulgare | Plant | not available | 1.5 | -0.7 | Sezik, E., Tumen, G., Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1993. Essential Oil Composition of Four Origanum vulgare Subspecies of Anatolian Origin. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 425-431. |
| Origanum vulgare | Plant | not available | 1.0 | -0.8 | Sezik, E., Tumen, G., Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1993. Essential Oil Composition of Four Origanum vulgare Subspecies of Anatolian Origin. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 425-431. |
| Scutellaria parvula | Plant | not available | 13.0 | 1.4 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Thymus longicaulis | Shoot | not available | 60.0 | 0.7 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Kirimer, N. and Tumen, G. 1993. The Occurrence of Three Chemotypes of Thymus longicaulis C. Presl subsp. longicaulis in the same Population. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 291-5. |
| Thymus longicaulis | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -1.4 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Kirimer, N. and Tumen, G. 1993. The Occurrence of Three Chemotypes of Thymus longicaulis C. Presl subsp. longicaulis in the same Population. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 291-5. |
| Thymus longicaulis | Shoot | not available | 60.0 | 0.7 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Kirimer, N. and Tumen, G. 1993. The Occurrence of Three Chemotypes of Thymus longicaulis C. Presl subsp. longicaulis in the same Population. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 291-5. |
| Zingiber officinale | Rhizome | not available | 460.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zingiber officinale | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 43000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Zingiber officinale | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |