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

Plant Cananga odorata (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Cananga, Ylang-Ylang
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL 0 Flower *
3-METHYL-BUT-2-EN-1-OL 0 Flower *
3-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-1-OL 0 Flower *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Flower *
ACETONE 3 Flower *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Flower *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Flower *
BENZYL-SALICYLATE 2 Flower *
BUTYL-ACETATE 0 Flower *
CADINENE 4 Flower *
CANANGINE 0 Plant *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Flower *
CREOSOL 2 Flower *
D-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Flower 15.0 135.0 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Flower *
EO 0 Flower 5000.0 25000.0 0.41 *
EPSILON-CADINENE 0 Flower *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 4 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 13 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Anaphrodisiac 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 5 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiacne 2 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 3 (View) Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiarachidonate 1 (View) *
Antiarthritic 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiasthmatic 2 (View) *
Antibacterial 10 (View) *
Anticancer 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 (View) *
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 (View) *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 (View) *