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Plant Callicarpa americana (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
(E)-2-HEXENAL 2 Leaf not available 50.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-DAMASCENONE 0 Leaf not available 0.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E,E)-2,4-HEPTADIENAL 0 Leaf not available 0.6 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-3-HEXENOL 0 Leaf not available 9.0 1.25 Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-3-HEXENOL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available 0.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf not available 1.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available 95.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXEN-1-OL 2 Leaf not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-OCTANOL 2 Leaf not available 0.6 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
3-OCTANONE 0 Leaf not available 1.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
4-KETOISOPHORONE 0 Leaf not available 0.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-EPI-ALPHA-EUDESMOL 0 Leaf not available 105.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-EPI-ALPHA-SELINENE 0 Leaf not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINENE 0 Leaf not available 0.6 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINOL 3 Leaf not available 25.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CALACORENE 0 Leaf not available 0.6 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAMPHOLENAL 0 Leaf not available 0.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf not available 2.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf not available 110.0 -0.28 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
Antileukemic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antilithic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimalarial 4 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimite 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 4 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *