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Plant Buxus sempervirens (Buxaceae)

Common Names
Boxwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
BEBEERINE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEBUXINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXALINE-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXALPHINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXALTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXAMINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXAMINOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXANDRINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXANINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXARINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXATINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXAZIDINE-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXAZINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXDELTINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXENINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXENINE-G 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXENONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXEPIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXERIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antibacterial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.