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Common Names
Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODECA-CIS-CIS-3,6-DIENOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECA-CIS-CIS-3,6-DIENYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 10000.0 | 35000.0 | 2.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIACOL | 18 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HESPERIDIN | 31 | Leaf | 10000.0 | 34000.0 | 0.71 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | not available | 867.0 | 1.28 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ISOMENTHONE | 3 | Leaf | 5250.0 | 8750.0 | 2.19 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ISOMENTHONE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISONEOMENTHOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISONEOMENTHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGOLE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGOLE-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPULEGONE | 4 | Leaf | 450.0 | 900.0 | 0.71 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| ISOPULEGONE | 4 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Venoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Venotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |