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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiacetylcholine 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 5 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiasthmatic 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 7 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.