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Plant Cistus ladaniferus (Cistaceae)

Common Names
Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose
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
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Leaf 28.0 1960.0 2.57 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Plant 2.0 140.0 0.51 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf 6.0 420.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TERPINENE 0 Leaf 2.0 140.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL 35 Leaf 24.0 1680.0 1.60 Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Leaf 32.0 2240.0 0.82 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf 11.0 770.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Leaf 68.0 4760.0 1.73 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CITRAL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROABIETINIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-13,14-ISOHYDROABIETINIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIACETYL 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROPALUSTRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Essential Oil 1000.0 70000.0 1.07 Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Leaf 15.0 1050.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
FENCHENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FENCHONE 6 Essential Oil 10.0 770.0 -0.71 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
Antialzheimeran? 2 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 2 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis., 4:203, 1982.
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 19 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antibronchitic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 3 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticatarrh 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticholinesterase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 95.
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.