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Common Names
Hairy Mint Shrub
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (E)-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 16.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-P-MENTHADIEN-7-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Shoot | not available | 1000.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-PHENYLBUT-3-EN-2-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Shoot | not available | 7.6 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINOLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 44.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.4 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 34.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Shoot | not available | 12.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-VERBENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2000.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 36.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot | not available | 105.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Shoot | not available | 6.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 46.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimalarial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 1 | Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991. |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antioxidant | 5 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 2 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 1 | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | 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. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |