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Plant Juniperus communis (Cupressaceae)

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

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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
MENTHOL 63 Fruit not available 22.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL 63 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CITRONELLOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCECOMMUNAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit 110.0 1800.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCEOCOMMUNIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
MYRTENAL 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENAL 5 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENAL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENOL-ACETATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HENTRIACONTANE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTACOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-NONACOSANE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTATRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRITRIACONTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPETIN 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPITRIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 8 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.