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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Hyacinthus orientalis (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Hyacinth
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
SAPONIN 0 Seed *
SAPONIN 0 Twig *
TRANS-ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Flower 1.0 14.0 *
TRANS-CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower 18.0 253.0 *
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Flower 0.0 0.5 *
TRIMETHOXYMETHYL-BENZOATE 0 Flower 32.0 460.0 *
UNDECANONE 0 Flower 0.1 0.9 *
VERATRYL-ACETATE 0 Flower 0.0 0.7 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Pediculicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Perfumery 9 *
Pesticide 16 *
Phytoalexin 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.
Scabicide 1 Merck 11th Edition
Sedative 6 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Teratogenic 1 *
Termiticide 3 *
Tinnitigenic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Tranquilizer 1 *
Trichomonicide 2 *
Trichomonistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Tumorigenic 2 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.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 3 *
Ulcerogenic 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Uricosuric 1 *
Varroacide 2 *