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Common Names
Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-4-HYDROXYMENTHONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-8-HYDROXYMENTHONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ISOPULEGONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-LIMONENE | 0 | 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. |
| (+)-LIMONENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-LINALOOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-MENTHONE | 0 | Leaf | 1350.0 | 2250.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| (+)-MENTHONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-PULEGONE | 4 | 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. |
| (-)-ISOMENTHONE | 0 | Leaf | 5250.0 | 8750.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| (-)-ISOMENTHONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ISOPULEGONE | 0 | Leaf | 450.0 | 900.0 | not available | 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. |
| (-)-ISOPULEGONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-PULEGONE | 0 | 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. |
| (-)-PULEGONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-4-CINEOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-EPI-P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3-METHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ACETOXY-ISOMENTHONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 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. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 2 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 8 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 4 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 12 | Martindale's 29th |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | 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. |
| Anti-LDL | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |