Hyacinthus orientalis | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Hyacinth

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Activities: 164

Chemicals w/Activities: 26

All Chemicals: 68

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	1,2,4-TRIMETHOXYBENZENE	Flower	5.0	69.0	--	*
0	1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE	Flower	0.0	0.5	--	*
0	1,4-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE	Flower	0.3	4.6	--	*
0	1-OCTEN-3-OL	Flower	1.0	16.0	-1.35	*
0	2-METHOXY-METHYL-BENZOATE	Flower	0.2	2.3	--	*
0	2-METHOXYBENZYL-ACETATE	Flower	0.0	0.5	--	*
0	2-METHOXYETHYL-ACETATE	Flower	0.0	0.5	--	*
0	6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-PENTADECAN-2-ONE	Flower	0.2	2.3	--	*
0	ALPHA-FARNESENE	Flower	0.2	2.3	-1.00	*
24	BENZALDEHYDE	Flower	0.2	2.3	-1.00	*
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 33-1,250 ppm * Antibacterial MBC=800 ug/ml * 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	64.0	920.0	2.05	*
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	10.0	138.0	-0.42	*
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
1	BENZYL-FORMATE	Flower	0.1	1.2	--	*
FLavor FEMA 12-35 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
2	BENZYL-SALICYLATE	Flower	0.3	4.6	-0.67	*
Allergenic * FLavor FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
0	BENZYL-TIGLATE	Flower	0.0	0.7	--	*
60	CINNAMALDEHYDE	Flower	0.5	6.9	1.00	*
Acaricide * Adrenergic Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. Allelochemic IC100=2.5 mM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. Allergenic * Anesthetic Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. Antiaggregant 200 uM Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 343. Antibacterial MIC=250-1,000 ug/ml * Antienterococcic MIC=250 ug/ml * Antiescherichic MIC=500 ug/ml * Antiherpetic * Antiinflammatory Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. Antiklebsiellic MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Antileukemic * Antimutagenic HerbalGram No. 24, page 40. Antipneumonic MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Antipseudomonic MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Antipyretic * Antisalmonella MIC=500 ug/ml * Antispasmodic * Antistaphylococcic MIC=250 ug/ml * Antiulcer 500 mg/kg/orl * Antiurease * Antiviral * Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Candidicide MIC=16-40 ppm * Choleretic 500 mg/kg/orl * Chronotropic * Circulatory-Stimulant * CNS-Depressant 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. CNS-Stimulant 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. COX-2-Inhibitor IC50=245 uM * Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. Cytotoxic ED50=5-60 ug/ml * FLavor * Fungicide 1.7-250 ppm * Fungicide MIC=16-40 ppm * Herbicide Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Histaminic * Hypoglycemic 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. Hypotensive 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. Hypothermic * Inotropic * Insecticide Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. Irritant Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. Monoaminergic * Mutagenic * Nematicide 100 ug/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. Perfumery * Pesticide * Sedative * Sprout-Inhibitor Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. Teratogenic * Termiticide LD96=1 mg/g * Termiticide LD100=5 mg/g * Tranquilizer * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=129 ug/ml * Tyrosinase-Inhibitor ID50=970 uM * Vasodilator * Vibriocide MIC=250 ug/ml *
3	CINNAMYL-ACETATE	Flower	1.0	16.0	--	*
FLavor FEMA 1-18 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry Nematicide MLC=1,000 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. Pesticide *
6	CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL	Flower	--	--	--	*
Allelochemic IC50=0.68 uM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. Antimutagenic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. Herbicide 2.5 mM * Nematicide MLC=1,000 uM Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. Perfumery Merck 11th Edition Pesticide *

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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.

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