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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Aloysia citrodora (Verbenaceae)

Common Names
Lemon Verbena
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant 28.0 420.0 -0.44 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Plant 10.0 70.0 -0.30 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2,5-DIMETHYL-2-VINYL-4-HEXENAL 0 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2,6-EPOXY-CARYOPHYLLANE 0 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-ISOPROPYLIDEN-5-METHYLCYCLOPENTANONE 0 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
3-OCTANOL 2 Plant 1.0 7.0 -0.64 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
3-OCTANONE 0 Plant 1.0 4.0 -0.83 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
6-HYDROXY-LUTEIN 0 Plant *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALCOHOLS 0 Plant 200.0 1400.0 -0.61 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Plant 4.0 28.0 -0.61 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-CADINOL 3 Plant 2.0 14.0 -0.71 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ALPHA-CEDRENE 3 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-CITRAL 2 Plant Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Plant 24.0 168.0 1.41 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 1.0 7.0 -0.48 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
APIGENIN 101 Plant *
APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiescherichic 1 *
Antiesophagitic 1 *
Antiestrogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antifatigue 1 *
Antifeedant 10 *
Antiflu 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antigenotoxic 1 *
Antiglutamaergic 1 *
Antihalitosic 1 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihelicobacter 3 *
Antihepatotoxic 2 *
Antiherpetic 4 *
Antihistaminic 4 *
AntiHIV 3 *
Antihypertensive 1 *
Antiinflammatory 13 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antikeratotic 1 *
Antilaryngitic 1 *
Antileishmanic 2 *
Antileukemic 4 *