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Common Names
Hercules All Heal; Opopanax
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,3-DIHYDROOENANTHETOLACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PANAX-RESIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SANTALENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PANAX-RESIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-ELEMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROOENANTHETOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIIN-DIENE-FALCARINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EN-DIIN-DIENE-FALCARINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | 30000.0 | 65000.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINDIONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINOL-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINONE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 | 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. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Analgesic | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69. |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antiarrhythmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 3 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiedemic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antigliomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |