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Plant Guaiacum sp. (Zygophyllaceae)

Common Names
Guaiac
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
(-)-HYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOFFICIGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3BETA,20-DIHYDROXY-30-NOROLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIS-METHYLENEQUINONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRESOL 5 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Wood 50000.0 60000.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
FUROGUAIACIDIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUROGUAIACIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUROGUAIAOXCIDIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACONIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIAGUTIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIARETIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIASAPONIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIAZULENE 6 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIGUTTIN 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIOL 3 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIOXIDE 0 Wood 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
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 2 Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)