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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Insectiphile 4 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 13 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Larvicide 2 Misra, L.N. and Singh, S.P. Alpha-Thujone, The Major Component Of The Essential Oil From Artemisia vulgaris Growing Wild In Nilgiri Hills. Journal of Natural Products, 49: 941, 1986.
Laxative 3 Martindale's 29th
Lipolytic 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
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 5 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide 8 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neurotoxic 2 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.
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide 1 Duke, 1992 *