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Chemical GUM

Chemical ID
GUM
Ubiquitous
No
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
Acacia catechu Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Asparagus officinalis Root 11000.0 110000.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Astragalus membranaceus Root 16000.0 100000.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Baptisia tinctoria Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Bupleurum chinense Root 13200.0 120000.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Caulophyllum thalictroides Root 17600.0 160000.0 2.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ceratonia siliqua Seed not available 350000.0 1.9 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Chimaphila umbellata Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cinnamomum verum Bark not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Citrus aurantium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cola acuminata Seed not available 3000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Commiphora myrrha Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 600000.0 not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Cuminum cyminum Seed not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Cuminum cyminum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cypripedium pubescens Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dioscorea bulbifera Tuber not available 900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Echinacea purpurea Root 20080.0 80000.0 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root 14700.0 70000.0 -1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Eriodictyon californicum Leaf 26400.0 120000.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *