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Plant Cymbopogon martinii (Poaceae)

Common Names
Palmarosa; Rosha Grass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 2 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ascaricide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Bronchoprotectant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 3 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Candidistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 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 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97.
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Expectorant 4 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 6 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 4 Martindale's 29th