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Common Names
Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-(1-METHYL-THIO-PROPYL)-1-PROPENYLDISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(METHYLTHIO)-PROPYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(METHYLTHIO)-PROPYL-CIS-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 190000.0 | 380000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-METHYLPROPYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-METHYLPROPYL-3-(METHYLTHIO)-2-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-BUTYL-3-METHYL-THIO-ALLYLDISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-BUTYL-TRANS-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 110000.0 | 450000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-BUTYLMETHYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-BUTYLMETHYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| 2-BUTYLMETHYL-TETRASULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| 2-BUTYLMETHYL-TRISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-BUTYLMETHYL-TRISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| 2-BUTYLPROPENYLDISULFIDE | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ALPHA-(3,4-DIACETOXYBENZOYL)-9-BETA-ANGELOXY-JAESCHKEANADIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 190.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ALPHA-(3-METHOXY-4-HYDROXYBENZOYL)-JAESCHKEANADIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ALPHA-(4-HYDROXYBENZOYL)-9-BETA-ANGELOXY-JAESCHKEANODIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 260.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ALPHA-(P-HYDROXYBENZOYL)-JAESCHKEANADIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN | 0 | Gum | not available | 363.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-ACETOXY-5-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN | 0 | Gum | not available | 175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN | 0 | Gum | not available | 1550.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pesticide | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Piscicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |