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Plant Achillea moschata (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Iva
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
1-METHYL-PIPECOLIC-ACID-METHYLBETAINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACHILLEIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACHILLETINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL 35 Plant 927.0 1854.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Plant 207.0 414.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
CHAMAZULENE 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Plant 687.0 1374.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Plant 3000.0 6000.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
IVAIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IVAOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-CAMPHOR 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOSCHATINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOSCHETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PARAFFIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Insect-Repellent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 2 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Irritant 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Laxative 1 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Perfumery 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pesticide 4 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Tranquilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Duke, 1992 *