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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Essential Oil | not available | 20000.0 | -1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Essential Oil | not available | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA OPLOPENTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-HUMULENE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CALAMENE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARYOPHYLLA-4(14)-8(15)-DIEN-5-ALPHA-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |