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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
Catabolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 1 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Coleoptophile 1 Duke, 1992 *
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Copper-Chelator 2 Duke, 1992 *
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytotoxic 3 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Deodorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *