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Plant Copaifera spp (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Copaiba
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
BETA-MUUROLENE 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SELINENE 3 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALAMENENE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALAMESENE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARIOAZULENE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Gum 151800.0 480600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COIPAIFERIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPAENE 1 Gum 45000.0 146700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COPAIFEROLIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPALIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYPERENE 2 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-ELEMENE 0 Gum 7200.0 24300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ENANTIO-AGATHIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Gum 300000.0 900000.0 1.90 Duke, 1992 *
EPERU-8(20)-EN-15,18-DIOIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-ELEMENE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HUMULENE 0 Gum not available not available not available 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
Antiseptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 3 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antiulcer 3 Yamahara, J., et al. Stomachic principles in ginger. II. Pungent and anti-ulcer effects of low polar constituents isolated from ginger, the dried rhizoma of... Yakugaku Zasshi 112: 645-655 (1992).
Antiviral 2 Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Insecticide 1 Bettarini, F., Borgonovi, G.E., et al. 1991. Antiparasitic Compounds from East African Plants: Isolation and Biological Activity of Anonaine, Matricarianol, Canthin-6-One and Caryophyllene Oxide. Insect Sci. Applic. 14(1): 93-99, 1993.
Insectifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Larvicide 1 Duke, 1992 *