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Plant Monarda didyma (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Beebalm, Oswego Tea
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
67 1,8-CINEOLE Flower -- 22.0 -0.45 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf 30.0 50.0 -0.52 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Plant 100.0 2735.0 0.21 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Plant 30.0 310.0 0.22 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2 3-OCTANOL Plant 25.0 240.0 -0.16 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 3-OCTANONE Plant 5.0 40.0 -0.24 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 3-OCTYL-ACETATE Plant 10.0 110.0 -0.49 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 ALPHA-COPAENE Flower -- -- -- Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
0 ALPHA-COPAENE Leaf -- -- -- Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Flower -- 18.0 -0.70 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Leaf 50.0 90.0 -0.22 *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Plant 5.0 350.0 -0.23 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Flower -- 25.0 -0.62 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Leaf 10.0 15.0 -0.30 *
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Plant 5.0 40.0 -0.44 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Flower -- 20.0 -0.62 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Leaf 25.0 40.0 -0.52 *
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Plant 1.0 420.0 -0.16 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 ALPHA-THUJENE Plant 2.0 20.0 -0.55 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 BETA-BOURBONENE Plant 5.0 70.0 0.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
*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.