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Common Names
Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-KHUSITENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CADINANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Root | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7:3-CADALENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-KHUSINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CALACORANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-ISOVETIVENENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Root | not available | 15.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Root | not available | 165.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-VETISPIRENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-VETIVENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-VETIVENENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-VETIVONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 53000.0 | 90000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ISOVETISPIRENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root | not available | 15.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-VETISPIRINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-VETIVENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-VETIVENENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | 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. |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101. |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |