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Plant Cananga odorata (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Cananga; Ylang-Ylang
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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
2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUT-2-EN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-SALICYLATE 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYL-ACETATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADINENE 4 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANANGINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CREOSOL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Flower 15.0 135.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 5000.0 25000.0 0.41 Duke, 1992 *
EPSILON-CADINENE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Duke, 1992 *