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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Guaiacum sp. (Zygophyllaceae)

Common Names
Guaiac
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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 *
MESO-DIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
OFFICIGENIN 0 Plant *
RESIN 0 Wood 200000.0 1.32 *
SAPONIN 0 Wood *
TANNIN 35 Wood *
VANILLIN 28 Wood *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiyeast 1 *
Bacteristat 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 2 HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
Candidicide 1 *
Carcinogenic 1 *
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 *
Chelator 1 *
Choleretic 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
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 *
Hemolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Immunosuppressant 2 *
Insectifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.