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Plant Dictamnus albus (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu
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
ESTRAGOLE 12 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FENICULIN 0 Shoot not available 545.0 -1.41 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
FENICULIN 0 Shoot not available 1650.0 0.71 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
FENICULIN 0 Shoot 545.0 1650.0 0.71 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
FRAXINELLONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRAXINELLONE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-FAGARINE 0 Root not available 30.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Shoot not available 6.0 -0.39 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Shoot not available 40.0 -0.37 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Shoot 6.0 40.0 -0.37 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
ISODICTAMNINE 0 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOMACULOSIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf 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.
LIMONENE 60 Shoot 13.0 17.0 -0.32 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
LIMONIN 5 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
LINALOL 0 Shoot not available 1.5 -0.22 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
LINALOL 0 Shoot not available 4.0 -0.22 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
LINONENE 0 Shoot not available 17.0 not available Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
METHYL-CHAVICOL 6 Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
METHYL-CHAVICOL 12 Shoot not available 200.0 -0.56 Baser, K.H.C., Kosar, M.Malyer, H. & Ozek, T. 1994. The Essential Oil Composition of Dictamnus albus from Turkey. Planta Med. 60:481-2
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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
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Tracheorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal 4 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterocontractant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Venoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Venotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-91.