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Plant Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Camphor; Ho Leaf
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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
(+)-CAMPHENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CAMPHENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-LINALOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-OCIMENOL 0 Leaf not available 5.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 3120.0 6240.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
3,5-DIMETHYL-4,6-DI-O-METHYLPHLORACETOPHENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,5-DIEN-3,7-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-1,7-DIEN-3,6-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-DODECANYL-4-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-2-CYCLOPENTENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BISABOLOL 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CALACORENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HEXANAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf not available 5.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 140.0 280.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Leaf not available 24.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf 460.0 920.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 0.0 72.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
(-)-Chronotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 6 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 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.
Acidulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 16 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholine 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.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 Duke, 1992 *