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Plant Coleus barbatus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Forskohl's Coleus
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
(+)-FERRUGINOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
(+)-FERRUGINOL 0 Stem not available 700.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1,9-DIDEOXY-7-DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
1,9-DIDEOXYCOLEONOL 0 Root not available 80.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOHLIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOLIN 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOLIN 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-ACETOXY-COLEOSOL 0 Root not available 12.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-ACETYL-FORSKOLIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-ALPHA-6-BETA-7-ALPHA-TRIACETYL-COLEONOL-B 0 Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-DEOXYFORSKOLIN 0 Root not available 10.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
16(R)-PLECTRINON-A 0 Leaf not available 10.8 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
20-DEOXOCARNOSOL 0 Stem not available 585.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
3BETA-HYDROXY-3-DEOXYBARBATUSIN 0 Leaf not available 140.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXY-CARNOSOL 0 Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6-BETA-7-BETA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Root not available 24.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6BETA,7BETA,9ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
6BETA,7BETA,9ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Root not available 26.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6BETA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
6BETA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Root not available 20.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 10 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimalarial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antineuralgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 1 Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antiophidic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *