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Plant Artemisia pallens (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Davana
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
2,5-DIVINYL-2-METHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-5-METHYL-FURAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-2-VINYL-5-ETHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ACETYL-2-METHYL-2-VINYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALCOHOLS 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Plant 6.0 29.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Plant 3.0 13.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CUBEBENE 0 Plant 3.0 12.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Plant 26.0 116.0 0.85 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-MAALIENE 0 Plant 3.0 12.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BICYCLOELEMENE 0 Plant 4.0 17.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BICYCLOGERMACRENE 0 Plant 78.0 348.0 1.35 Duke, 1992 *
CADINENE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-CINNAMATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-(ERYTHRO)-DAVANAFURAN 0 Plant 1.0 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-(THREO)-DAVANAFURAN 0 Plant 8.0 35.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antimutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antionychyotic 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antioxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipeptic 1 Chem & Pharm. Bull., 34: 3854, 1986.
Antiproliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipruritic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antispasmodic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 1 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor-Promoter? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Antiulcer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Martindale's 28th