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Plant 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
(+)-4-HYDROXYMENTHONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-8-HYDROXYMENTHONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ISOPULEGONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf 1500.0 2500.0 0.71 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LINALOOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-MENTHONE 0 Leaf 1350.0 2250.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(+)-MENTHONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PULEGONE 4 Leaf 1500.0 3000.0 -0.15 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.
(-)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Leaf 5250.0 8750.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(-)-ISOMENTHONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ISOPULEGONE 0 Leaf 450.0 900.0 not available 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 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-PULEGONE 0 Leaf 1650.0 2750.0 -0.71 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(-)-PULEGONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-4-CINEOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-EPI-P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
3-METHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ACETOXY-ISOMENTHONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 14 Martindale's 28th
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 2 Duke, 1992 *