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Plant Anisomeles malabarica (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Malabar Catmint
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
ANISOMELIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Plant not available 100.0 -0.63 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Plant not available 100.0 -0.63 Pavannasasivam, G., & M.U.S. Sultanbawa. 1974. Betulinic acid in the Dilleniaceae and a review of its natural distribution. Phytochem. 13:2002-2006.
CITRAL 53 Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
EO 0 Flower not available 700.0 -0.40 Wealth of India.
EO 0 Leaf not available 250.0 -0.99 Wealth of India.
EO 0 Root not available 50.0 -0.65 Wealth of India.
EO 0 Stem not available 50.0 -0.49 Wealth of India.
GERAINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
OVATODIOLIDE 2 Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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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
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antianaphylactic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticarcinomic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
AntiHIV 1 Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095.
Antiinflammatory 2 Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas*. Planta Medica, 61: 9.
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 1 New York Times, 3/28/95.
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *