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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARYOPHYLLENOL-I | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CARYOPHYLLENOL-II | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHAVIBETOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHAVICOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CIS-CARVEOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CIS-JASMONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Essential Oil | not available | 50000.0 | 1.11 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | 5.2 | -0.54 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DEHYDRO-AGASTOL | 0 | Root | not available | 6.4 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DIOSMETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DIOSMETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ERYTHRODIOL-3-O-ACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESSENTIAL OIL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Essential Oil | not available | 895000.0 | 0.78 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Fungicide | 8 | Wolf, R.B. Effects Of p-Methoxycinnamaldehyde From Star Anise And Related Cinnamic Acid Derivatives On Velvetleaf Germination. Journal of Natural Products, 49(1): 156-158, 1986. |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoregenerative | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Herbicide | 5 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |