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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENTHONE | 30 | Shoot | not available | 13600.0 | 1.49 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| METHYLBENZENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 300.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | -0.33 | 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. |
| N-UNDECANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 600.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NAPHTHALENE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 3500.0 | 1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NARIRUTIN | 1 | Shoot | not available | 26.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NONANAL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | 0.50 | 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. |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 4800.0 | 2.24 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTAN-3-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2800.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OCTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 300.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | -0.50 | 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. |
| PARA-8-HYDROXY-MENTH-(4-5)-EN-3-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2500.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PARA-CYMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PERILLALDEHYDE | 11 | Shoot | not available | 710.0 | 1.00 | 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. |
| PIPERITENONE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 45.0 | -0.45 | 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. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Shoot | not available | 1300.0 | 0.03 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | 332200.0 | -0.25 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Shoot | not available | 690400.0 | 5.17 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Shoot | not available | 430.0 | 1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | -0.27 | 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. |
| 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. |