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Plant Commiphora myrrha (Burseraceae)

Common Names
Myrrh, African Myrrh, Herabol Myrrh, Somali Myrrh, Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.), Mirra (Sp. It.)
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-METHOXY-FURANODIENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available 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.
2-METHOXY-FURANOGUAIA-9-ENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
3-EPI-ALPHA-AMYRIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-EPI-ALPHA-AMYRIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
5-ACETOXY-2-METHOXY-4,5-DIENONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
ACETIC-ACID 16 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRENONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
ALPHA-AMYRONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-BISABOLENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-COMMIPHORIC-ACID 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-COMMIPHORIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
ALPHA-HEERABOMYRRHOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-HEERABOMYRRHOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-HEERABOMYRRHOLIC-ACID 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARABINOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 4 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adrenergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Adrenergic) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Allelochemic 3 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 5 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Merck 11th Edition
Androgenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholinesterase) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Merck 11th Edition
Antiaggregant 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 343.
Antialopecic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran?) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiandrogenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianoxic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianoxic) Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990.