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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADINENE | 4 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 0.7 | 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. |
| CARVONE | 19 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 32900.0 | not available | Chiavari, G., Gtalletti, G. C., Piccaglia, R., Mohamud, M. A. 1991. Differentiation Between Resins Boswellia carterii and Boswellia frereana (Frankincense) of Somali Origin. J. Essent. Oil Res. 3 (3):185-186. |
| CEMBRENE | 0 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 14000.0 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | 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. |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | not available | 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. |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| DECAN-1-OL | 0 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | 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. |
| DECAN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Resin Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | 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. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DELTA-ELEMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DELTA-GUAIENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Essential Oil | not available | 3925.0 | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| EO | 0 | Latex Exudate | 30000.0 | 100000.0 | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ETHYL-LAURATE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| FARNESANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| FARNESENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide | 26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromonal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromone | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Sedative | 10 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Spasmogenic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumor-Promoter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-91. |