Cananga odorata | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Cananga, Ylang-Ylang

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GRAS

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Activities: 183

Chemicals w/Activities: 31

All Chemicals: 48

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL	Flower	--	--	--	*
0	3-METHYL-BUT-2-EN-1-OL	Flower	--	--	--	*
0	3-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-1-OL	Flower	--	--	--	*
16	ACETIC-ACID	Flower	--	--	--	*
Acidulant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antibacterial 5,000 ppm * Antiotitic Martindale's 28th Antisalmonella * Antivaginitic 1-2% * Expectorant Martindale's 28th Fungicide Martindale's 29th Keratitigenic * Mucolytic Martindale's 29th Osteolytic * Perfumery FEMA 6,000-40,000 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Pesticide * Protisticide Martindale's 29th Spermicide Martindale's 28th Ulcerogenic HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. Verrucolytic *
3	ACETONE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Allergenic * CNS-Depressant Martindale's 29th Narcotic Martindale's 29th
24	BENZALDEHYDE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Allergenic * Anesthetic * Antibacterial * Anticancer * Antimutagenic * Antipeptic * Antiseptic * Antispasmodic * Antitumor * Candidicide * FLavor FEMA 150-800 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Immunostimulant * Insecticide Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. Insectifuge 50 ppm J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. Motor-Depressant Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC Narcotic Merck 11th Edition Nematicide MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. Pesticide * Sedative Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC Termiticide LD100=5 mg/g * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=820 uM * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=87 ug/ml * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=0.82 mM * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=830 uM *
20	BENZOIC-ACID	Flower	--	--	--	*
Allergenic Martindale's 28th Anesthetic * Antibacterial MBC=800 ug/ml * Antibacterial 33-1,250 ppm * Antiotitic Martindale's 28th Antipyretic * Antisalmonella MIC=800 ug/ml * Antiseptic 800 ug/ml * Antiyeast MFC=1,600 ug/ml * Choleretic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Expectorant * FLavor FEMA 250 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Fungicide MFC=1,600 ug/ml * Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Pesticide * Phytoalexin Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=710 uM * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=640 uM * Uricosuric * Vulnerary *
9	BENZYL-ACETATE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Acaricide * Cardiotonic Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Emetic Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. FLavor FEMA 35-800 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hypotensive Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Irritant Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Laxative Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Tumorigenic Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Varroacide *
9	BENZYL-ALCOHOL	Flower	--	--	--	*
Allergenic Martindale's 29th Anesthetic Martindale's 28th Antiodontalgic Martindale's 28th Antipruritic * Antiseptic Martindale's 29th FLavor Fema 200-1,200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Fungicide * Pesticide * Sedative Jim Duke's personal files.
17	BENZYL-BENZOATE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Acaricide LD50=9.22 ug/sq cm cf DEET at 37.59 ug/sq cm * Allergenic Martindale's 29th Antiasthmatic * Antidysmenorrheic * Antispasmodic * Antitumor ED50=8-15 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. Artemicide LC50=2 ppm Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. CNS-Depressant Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. CNS-Stimulant Martindale's 29th FLavor FEMA 40-300 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Hypotensive Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Insectifuge Martindale's 29th Irritant Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Myorelaxant * Pediculicide Martindale's 29th Pesticide * Scabicide Merck 11th Edition
2	BENZYL-SALICYLATE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Allergenic * FLavor FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
0	BUTYL-ACETATE	Flower	--	--	--	*
4	CADINENE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Antifeedant Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. FLavor FEMA 400-4,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Perfumery Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Pesticide *
0	CANANGINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
31	CARYOPHYLLENE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor * Allergenic * Analgesic Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. Antiacne * Antiasthmatic Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. Antibacterial * Anticariogenic MIC=>1,600 ug/ml 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. Antidermatitic * Antiedemic Shimizu,M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. Antifeedant 500 ppm Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. Antiinflammatory IC50=100 uM Shimizu,M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. Antileishmanic * Antionychyotic Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. Antiproliferant * Antispasmodic * Antistaphylococcic * Antistreptococcic * Antitumor Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. Antiulcer Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. Candidicide * FLavor FEMA 20-200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Fungicide * Gastroprotective Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. Insectifuge * Irritant Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. Larvicide * Mosquitocide * Perfumery Merck 11th Edition Pesticide * Sedative * Termitifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2	CREOSOL	Flower	--	--	--	*
Expectorant * FLavor FEMA 0.02-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
0	D-ALPHA-PINENE	Flower	15.0	135.0	--	*
9	DELTA-CADINENE	Flower	--	--	--	*
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor * Antiacne * Antibacterial MIC800 ug/ml 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. Anticariogenic MIC800 ug/ml 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. Antistreptococcic * Cytochrome-P450-Inducer * P450-Inducer * Pesticide * Testosterone-Inducer *
0	EO	Flower	5000.0	25000.0	0.41	*
0	EPSILON-CADINENE	Flower	--	--	--	*

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^*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.

Plant Cananga odorata (Annonaceae)

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