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Common Names
Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (S)-1-ISOPROPYL-4,8,12-TRIMETHYLCYCLOTETRADECA-3E,73,11E-TRIEN-1-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 1.6 | not available | Abdel Wahab, S. M., Aboutabl, E. A., El-Zalabani, S. M., Fouad, H. A., De Pooter, H. L., El-Fallaha, B. 1987. The Essential Oil of Olibanum. Plant Med. 53 (4): 382-384. |
| 1-OCTANOL | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | 3810.0 | 12700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-OCTYL-ACETATE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | 18000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11-KETO-ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 253.3 | -1.00 | Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220. |
| 3-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| 3-ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,23-DIHYDROROBURIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ACETYL-11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 4 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 166.7 | not available | Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220. |
| ACETYL-ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 2166.7 | not available | Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220. |
| ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 5 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 4333.0 | not available | Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 10 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID | 10 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 106.7 | not available | Han, B. H., Kim, K. M., Park, J. H., Park, M. H., Kim, T. H., Han, Y. N. 1985. Studies on Triterpenoid Corticomimetics (III). Arch. Pharm. Res. 8 4: 213-220. |
| ALPHA-CALACORENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
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| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Chronotropic) | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Inotropic) | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Acaricide | 4 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 4 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 5 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 3 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 9 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 5 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) | Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991. |
| Anesthetic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholine) | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 7 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholinesterase) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran?) | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) | Bezanger-Beauquesne, L. Noveautes en Phytotherapie. Huitieme Revue. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 46-76, 1991. |