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Common Names
Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-GALLOCATECHIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN | 21 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,3,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZENE | 1 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL | 1 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3',4-O-DIMETHYLCEDRUSIN | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXYBENZENYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYPHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYPHENETHYL-ALCOHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-O-DIMETHYLCEDRUSIN | 1 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| ALPHA-CALACORENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adrenalytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 2 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |