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Plant Hedeoma pulegioides (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
American Pennyroyal
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CARVONE 19 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Plant 30.0 150.0 -0.38 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CINEOL 0 Pollen Or Spore not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECYLIC-ACID 0 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.
DIOSMIN 34 Plant not available 10000.0 -1.30 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DIPENTENE 7 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.
EO 0 Plant 6000.0 30000.0 1.54 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EO 0 Shoot 6000.0 10000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID 13 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.
GERANIOL 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERMACRENE-D 2 Plant 36.0 180.0 -0.27 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ISOHEPTYLIC-ACID 0 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.
ISOMENTHONE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMENTHONE 3 Plant 48.0 9300.0 2.14 Duke, 1992 *
ISOMENTHONE 3 Pollen Or Spore not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISONEOMENTHOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONE 8 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant 36.0 570.0 -0.14 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
Antiseptic 12 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antisinusitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antispasmodic 10 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyncopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitartar 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 7 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 2 Duke, 1992 *