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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Cistus ladaniferus (Cistaceae)

Common Names
Ambreine, Gum Cistus, Labdanum, Rockrose
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXANONE 0 Essential Oil *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil 2.0 140.0 -0.79 *
12-NORAMBREINOLIDE 0 Plant *
15-HYDROXY-7-LABDEN-6-ONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
15-NOR-8-LABDANOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE 0 Leaf 48.0 3360.0 *
6-OXO-CATIVIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
6BETA-8-ACETOXY-7-OXO-8-LABDEN-15-OIC-ACID 0 Plant *
8-ABIETEN-18-OIC-ACID 0 Plant *
8-EPI-NORAMBREINOLIDE 0 Plant *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Leaf 17.0 1190.0 *
ALDEHYDES 0 Leaf 10.0 70.0 -0.77 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Plant 3.0 210.0 0.29 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 40.0 31500.0 1.82 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Leaf 2.0 140.0 -0.24 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf 24.0 1680.0 2.36 *
ALPHA-THUJONE 6 Leaf 8.0 560.0 -0.42 *
AMBREINOLIDE 0 Plant *
ANISIC-ACID 6 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 3 (View) 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 3 (View) 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.
Abortifacient 1 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Acaricide 5 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic 3 (View) *
Allelopathic 4 (View) *
Allergenic 9 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Anesthetic 3 (View) *
Anthelmintic 2 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholine 1 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 8 (View) *
Antiacne 3 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) *
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiallergic 2 (View) J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.