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Plant Agathosma betulina (Rutaceae)

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Common name(s)
Buchu, Honey Buchu, Mountain Buchu
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-4-HYDROXYMENTHONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-8-HYDROXYMENTHONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-ISOPULEGONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-LIMONENE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-LIMONENE Leaf 1500.0 2500.0 0.71 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 (+)-LINALOOL Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-MENTHONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-MENTHONE Leaf 1350.0 2250.0 -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
4 (+)-PULEGONE Leaf 1500.0 3000.0 -0.15 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
0 (-)-ISOMENTHONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-ISOMENTHONE Leaf 5250.0 8750.0 -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 (-)-ISOPULEGONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-ISOPULEGONE Leaf 450.0 900.0 -- Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
0 (-)-PULEGONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-PULEGONE Leaf 1650.0 2750.0 -0.71 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 1,8-CINEOL Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 1-4-CINEOL Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 2-EPI-P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
0 3-METHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 4-ACETOXY-ISOMENTHONE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.