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

Plant Santalum album (Santalaceae)

Common Names
White Sandalwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-5-(2,3-DIMETHYL-3-NORTRICYCYL)-PENT-3-EN-2-ONE 0 Wood *
(E)-ALPHA-SANTALAL 0 Wood *
(E)-BETA-SANTALAL 0 Wood *
1-ALLOHYDROXYPROLINE 0 Fruit *
1-FURFURYL-PYRROLE 0 Wood *
1-METHOXY-4-ALLYL-GUAIACOL 0 Wood *
11-METHYL-7-OXA-TETRACYCLODODECANE 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-3-METHYLENENORBORNAN-2-OL 0 Plant *
4-(P-TOLYL)-VALERALDEHYDE 0 Wood *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Wood *
4-METHYL-CYCLOHEX-3-EN-1-YL-METHYL-KETONE 0 Wood *
4-METHYL-CYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIEN-1-YL-METHYL-KETONE 0 Wood *
4-METHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Wood *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Wood *
4-VINYL-PHENOL 0 Wood *
5,6-DIMETHYL-5-NORBORNEN-EXO-2-OL 0 Wood *
ALANINE 3 Fruit *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE 3 Wood *
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Wood *
ALPHA-SANTALIC-ACID 0 Wood *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 (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 1 (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.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (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 1 (View) Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 6 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 3 (View) Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 2 (View) *
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.