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Common Names
Camphor; Ho Leaf
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |