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Plant Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Mexican ageratum
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(Z)-NEROLIDOL 0 Shoot not available 1180.0 1.41 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
(Z,E)-APHA-FARNESENE 0 Shoot not available 160.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
1-HYDROXY-2-ACETYL-4-METHYLBENZENE 0 Shoot not available 60.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
2,2-DIMETHYL-7-METHOXY-6-VINYLCHROMENE 0 Shoot not available 920.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
2-CARENE 0 Shoot not available 1080.0 1.00 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
2-METHYL-6METHYLENE-OCTA-1,7-DIENE-3-ONE 0 Shoot not available 300.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
6,7-DIMETHOXY-2,2-DIMETHYLCHROMENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
6-DEMETOXYAGERATOCHROMENE 0 Plant 60.0 470.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-VINYL-DEMETHOXYAGERATOCHROMENE 0 Plant 0.7 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-METHOXY-2,2-DIMETHYCHROMENE (PREOCENE 1) 0 Shoot not available 141120.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
AGERATOCHROMENE 0 Plant 62.0 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AGERATOCHROMENE (PRECOCENE 2) 0 Shoot not available 880.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Shoot not available 100.0 2.87 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot not available 22420.0 3.87 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Shoot not available 140.0 3.22 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
ALPHA-HUMELENE 0 Shoot not available 5060.0 not available R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Shoot not available 380.0 3.97 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 0.8 6.5 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot not available 420.0 -0.11 R. Vera, (1993); Chemical composition of the essential oil Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae) from Reunion, Flavour Fragr. J., Vol.8, 257-260.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 4 Merck 11th Edition
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th