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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
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 2 HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
Candidicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dermal 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Emetic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Expectorant 1 Martindale's 28th
FLavor 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunosuppressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.