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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
CNS-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
FLavor 4 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Herbicide 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Hypertensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypnotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocalcemic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Hypotensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Larvicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Nematicide 1 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neurogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *