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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Agathosma betulina (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
ASH 0 Leaf 81000.0 -0.67 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
BAROSMA-CAMPHOR 0 Leaf 1800.0 3000.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-DAMASCENONE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-IONONE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-PHELLANDROL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-TERPINEOL 3 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BORNEOL 35 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BUCHU-CAMPHOR 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
CALAMENENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 38800.0 1.39 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil *
CARVONE 19 Leaf Essent. Oil *
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 29.0 1.83 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
CIS-2-ACETOXY-PULEGONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
CIS-CARVEOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 7 *
Antiotitic 1 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 16 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 3 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 *
Antipermeability 1 *
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphotophobic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiplaque 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 2 *
Antiplatelet 1 *
AntiPMS 4 *