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

 Callicarpa americana (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
American Beauty Berry, Beauty Berry, French Mulberry
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
2 (E)-2-HEXENAL Leaf -- 50.0 1.00 *
0 (E)-BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE Leaf -- 7.0 -- *
0 (E)-BETA-DAMASCENONE Leaf -- 0.6 -- *
0 (E,E)-2,4-HEPTADIENAL Leaf -- 0.6 1.00 *
0 (Z)-3-HEXENOL Leaf -- 9.0 1.25 *
0 (Z)-3-HEXENOL-ACETATE Leaf -- 0.6 -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf -- 1.0 -0.53 *
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Leaf -- 95.0 0.25 *
2 2-HEXEN-1-OL Leaf -- 2.0 -- *
2 3-OCTANOL Leaf -- 0.6 -0.52 *
0 3-OCTANONE Leaf -- 1.0 -1.00 *
0 4-KETOISOPHORONE Leaf -- 0.6 -- *
0 7-EPI-ALPHA-EUDESMOL Leaf -- 105.0 -- *
0 7-EPI-ALPHA-SELINENE Leaf -- 15.0 -- *
0 ALPHA-CADINENE Leaf -- 0.6 -0.43 *
3 ALPHA-CADINOL Leaf -- 25.0 0.87 *
0 ALPHA-CALACORENE Leaf -- 0.6 -1.00 *
0 ALPHA-CAMPHOLENAL Leaf -- 0.6 -- *
0 ALPHA-COPAENE Leaf -- 2.0 -0.34 *
2 ALPHA-HUMULENE Leaf -- 110.0 -0.28 *
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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.