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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIPERITENONE | 3 | Plant | 1.0 | 1410.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITENONE | 3 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 47000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Plant | 12.0 | 270.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 9000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUGELONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Leaf | 17.0 | 50.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Plant | 3678.0 | 27600.0 | 2.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | 823000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Stem | 0.5 | 3.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Plant | 18.0 | 90.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 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 * |