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Plant Canarium indicum (Burseraceae)

Common Names
Java-Olive; Manila Elemi
How this plant is used
Food
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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Rubefacient 1 Martindale's 29th
Schistosomicide 1 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Secretogogue 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Secretolytic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Sedative 7 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spasmogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Surfactant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sweetener 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sympathomimetic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal 3 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Duke, 1992 *