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Common Names
Forskohl's Coleus
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSKOLIN | 34 | Tuber | not available | 4630.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CURCUMENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 50000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2100.0 | -0.70 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 2100.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 17000.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3900.0 | -0.67 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 3900.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 8100.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 8100.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MANOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3800.0 | -0.35 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | -0.62 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 3800.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| NONAN-3-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 24600.0 | -0.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 24600.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHYTANE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PLECTRIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Suzdak, P. D., Browne, R. G. 1985. The Effect of Chronic in vivo Infusion of Forskolin on Noradrenergic Receptor Sensitivity. Psychopharmacology, 87(4): 464-467. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| cAMP-genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 5 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Carminative | 4 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |