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Plant Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LIMONENE 60 Leaf 48.0 120.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Plant 5520.0 22800.0 4.72 Duke, 1992 *
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Leaf 48.0 14400.0 2.05 Duke, 1992 *
MESITYLOXIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-FURFURYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-VINYL-KETONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf 48.0 96.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTINALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ENANTHIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXYLALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL 4 Leaf not available 5.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Leaf 0.0 528.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
ORTHODENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf not available 5.0 -0.40 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
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipodriac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 7 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 23 Merck 11th Edition
Antiserotonin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisickling 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisinusitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 20 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.