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Common Names
Camphor; Ho Leaf
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUBENOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMIN-ALCOHOL | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCUMINYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROEUGENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYLMATAIRESINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHYLSECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 5000.0 | 10000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPICAMPHERONOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPICUBENOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PHENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | not available | 420000.0 | 0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 3 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Larvistat | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lubricant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 3 | 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 |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |