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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Juniperus communis (Cupressaceae)

Common Names
Common Juniper, Juniper
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MENTHOL 63 Fruit 22.0 *
MENTHOL 63 Fruit Essent. Oil *
METHYL-CITRONELLOL 0 Plant *
MYRCECOMMUNAL 0 Fruit *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit 110.0 1800.0 -0.10 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit Essent. Oil *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf Essent. Oil *
MYRCEOCOMMUNIC-ACID 0 Fruit Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
MYRTENAL 5 Fruit *
MYRTENAL 5 Fruit Essent. Oil *
MYRTENAL-ACETATE 0 Fruit *
MYRTENOL 2 Plant *
MYRTENOL-ACETATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
N-HENTRIACONTANE 3 Fruit *
N-HEPTACOSANE 0 Fruit *
N-NONACOSANE 1 Fruit *
N-PENTATRIACONTANE 0 Fruit *
N-TRITRIACONTANE 0 Fruit *
NEPETIN 4 Leaf *
NEPITRIN 0 Leaf *
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