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Plant Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Chios Mastictree, Lentisco (Sp.), Mastic, Mastictree, Mastixbaum (Ger.)
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
28 ALPHA-PINENE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- *
20 AUCUBIN Seed -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE Plant -- -- -- *
13 BETA-PINENE Plant -- -- -- *
20 CHOLINE Seed -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
7 CYCLOARTENOL Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 EO Leaf 10000.0 30000.0 1.62 *
0 FAT Seed 130000.0 312000.0 0.25 *
0 ISOMASTIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
75 KAEMPFEROL Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
53 LINALOOL Plant -- -- -- *
21 LUPEOL Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 MASTICHIN Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 MASTICIC-ACID Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
22 MYRCENE Plant -- -- -- *
34 MYRICETIN Leaf -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
64 OLEANOLIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 PLANTEASE Seed 0.0 220.0 -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 PROCYANADIN Shoot -- -- -- *
0 PROTEIN Seed 72000.0 87000.0 -1.31 *
*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.