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Common Names
Calamint
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 25.0 | not available | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | not available | 40.0 | -0.45 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Plant | not available | 30.0 | -0.46 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 135.0 | -0.65 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | 35.0 | -0.40 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Plant | not available | 385.0 | -0.50 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | 6000.0 | -0.28 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| ISOMENTHONE | 3 | Plant | not available | 10.0 | -0.71 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| MENTHOL | 63 | Plant | not available | 290.0 | -0.42 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| MENTHONE | 30 | Plant | not available | 590.0 | -0.42 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | not available | 65.0 | -0.40 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| PIPERITENONE | 3 | Plant | not available | 120.0 | -0.83 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| PIPERITENONE-OXIDE | 2 | Plant | not available | 150.0 | 1.00 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| PIPERITONE-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 135.0 | 1.00 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| PONCIRIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Plant | not available | 2760.0 | -0.33 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | 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 | 1 | Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | 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 | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 2 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antiasthmatic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antibacillary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 6 | Economou, D., and Nahrstedt, A. 1991. Chemical, Physiological, and Toxicological Aspects of the Essential Oil of Some Species of the Genus Bystropogon*. Planta Medica, 57: 347, 1991. |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |