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Common Names
Java-Olive; Manila Elemi
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | 136210.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 5099.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANILADIOL | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Essential Oil | 300.0 | 750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | 2400.0 | 6000.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 290632.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | 1500.0 | 3750.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | 222162.0 | 3.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 195700.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 74297.0 | 1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEOL | 18 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Essential Oil | 600.0 | 1500.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-P-MENTH-1(7),5-DIEN-2-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | 300.0 | 750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 37600.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Myorelaxant | 4 | Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990. |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 6 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nephroprotective | 1 | Toxicol Appl. Pharmacol. 1996. |
| Neurotoxic | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 12 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |