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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Hyacinthus orientalis (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Hyacinth
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
1,2,4-TRIMETHOXYBENZENE 0 Flower 5.0 69.0 *
1,2-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Flower 0.0 0.5 *
1,4-DIMETHOXY-BENZENE 0 Flower 0.3 4.6 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Flower 1.0 16.0 -1.35 *
2-METHOXY-METHYL-BENZOATE 0 Flower 0.2 2.3 *
2-METHOXYBENZYL-ACETATE 0 Flower 0.0 0.5 *
2-METHOXYETHYL-ACETATE 0 Flower 0.0 0.5 *
6,10,14-TRIMETHYL-PENTADECAN-2-ONE 0 Flower 0.2 2.3 *
ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Flower 0.2 2.3 -1.00 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower 0.2 2.3 -1.00 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Flower *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower 64.0 920.0 2.05 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Flower 10.0 138.0 -0.42 *
BENZYL-FORMATE 1 Flower 0.1 1.2 *
BENZYL-SALICYLATE 2 Flower 0.3 4.6 -0.67 *
BENZYL-TIGLATE 0 Flower 0.0 0.7 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE 60 Flower 0.5 6.9 1.00 *
CINNAMYL-ACETATE 3 Flower 1.0 16.0 *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Flower *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Dentifrice 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Depigmentor 1 Merck 11th Edition
Dermatitigenic 1 *
DNA-Binder 1 *
Embryotoxic 1 *
Emetic 3 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.
Enterorelaxant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Expectorant 2 *
FLavor 22 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 9 *
Fungistat 1 Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990.
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Herbicide 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Herpetifuge 1 *
Histaminic 1 *
Hypertensive 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoglycemic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Hypotensive 3 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.
Hypothermic 3 *