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Plant Abies spectabilis (Pinaceae)

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALKALOID 0 Leaf not available 1600.0 1.00 Wealth of India.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 150.0 515.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf not available 40600.0 -1.38 Wealth of India.
ASH 0 Wood not available 2600.0 -0.62 Wealth of India.
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf 165.0 255.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Leaf 210.0 775.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf 175.0 465.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Leaf 37.0 290.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Wood not available 630000.0 0.32 Wealth of India.
EO 0 Leaf not available 5000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Wood not available not available not available Wealth of India.
LIMONENE 60 Leaf 115.0 305.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
MANNOSE 3 Wood not available not available not available Wealth of India.
METHYLBETULOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIACONTANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Leaf not available 14400.0 -1.47 Wealth of India.
TAXINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Nadkarni, A. K. 1976. (Revised & Enlarged). Dr. K. M. Nadkarni's Indian Materia Medica. Volume One. 1319 pp, Volume Two. (Originally edited by Dr. K. M. Nadkarni, 1908.) Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay. 968 pp.
XYLOSE 3 Wood not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Immunomodulator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 6 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectiphile 1 J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Motor-Depressant 1 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
Myorelaxant 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Nematicide 2 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 7 Duke, 1992 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.