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How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 3700.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Shoot | not available | 5.0 | -0.14 | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2. |
| 1-HEXEN-3-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 7.0 | not available | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2. |
| 2-ETHYL-CYCLOBUTANOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 200.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-6-DIMETHYL-4-5-6-7-OXYGEN HETEROCYCLE-BENZO-B-FURAN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1300.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-METHYL-CYCLO-PENTANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 300.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3-METHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Shoot | not available | 9500.0 | 0.80 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | -0.28 | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2. |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Shoot | not available | 23.3 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | not available | 200.0 | 0.27 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Shoot | not available | 2400.0 | 4.54 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 11300.0 | 0.67 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Shoot | not available | 25.0 | -0.37 | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Shoot | not available | 900.0 | -0.05 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | -0.62 | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2. |
| CARVONE | 19 | Shoot | not available | 5.0 | -0.26 | Tumen, G. 1991. The Volatile Constituents of Acinos suaveolens (Sibt. et Smith). G. Don fil. Growing in Turkey. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3:191-2. |
| CHRYSOERIOL | 7 | Shoot | not available | 6.6 | -0.74 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Decongestant? | 1 | Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990. |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Dentifrice | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-92. |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 3 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |