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Common Names
American Pennyroyal
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-ISOMENTHONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-PULEGONE | 4 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-PULEGONE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-LIMONENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-MENTHONE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-MENTHONE | 2 | Plant | 36.0 | 420.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Plant | 6.0 | 30.0 | -0.55 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 1-METHYL-CYCLOHEXAN-3-ONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-METHYL-CYCLOHEXAN-3-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-OCTEN-3-OL | 0 | Plant | 48.0 | 240.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-OCTANOL | 2 | Plant | 18.0 | 90.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-OCTYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | 18.0 | 90.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Plant | 30.0 | 150.0 | 0.69 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | 24.0 | 210.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | 12.0 | 180.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYRIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Neuropathogenic | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Neurotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nociceptive | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 19 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Preservative | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Protisticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Psychoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |