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Plant Juniperus virginiana (Cupressaceae)

Common Names
Red Cedar
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-CARENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-TERPINENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CEDRENE 3 Wood 5250.0 15750.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-EUDESMOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Shoot 57.0 8800.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Shoot 38000.0 88000.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Shoot 4.0 880.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Shoot 4.0 44.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
CADINENE 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Shoot 0.0 1.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 7980.0 31680.0 1.24 Duke, 1992 *
CEDRENE 1 Wood 12000.0 36000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CEDRENOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CEDROL 3 Wood 450.0 6300.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Shoot 0.1 2.6 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Shoot 0.0 1.3 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.