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Plant Ferula gummosa (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Galbanum
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
10-EPIJUNENOL 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-EPIJUNENYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
12-TRIDECANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-TETRADECANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
14-PENTADECANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
15-HEXADECANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
15-METHYL-15,1-CYCLOPENTADECANOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIETHYL-3-METHYLPYRAZINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-SEC-BUTYLPYRAZINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINOL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-EUDESMOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-FENCHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-FENCHYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-FENCHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
(-)-Chronotropic 2 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 2 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.
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 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 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 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.
Anesthetic 2 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 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antianoxic 1 Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990.