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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 *
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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
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Psychoactive 1 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.
PTK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Renoirritant 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.
Respirainhibitor 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respiraparalytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Rubefacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
Secretogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 17 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Spasmogenic 6 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spasmolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide 2 Martindale's 28th
Stimulant 1 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.
Sunscreen 1 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Surfactant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Teratologic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide 3 Duke, 1992 *