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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Fruit | 1.0 | 3.2 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-1-ETHOXY-P-MENTH-2-ENE | 0 | Fruit | 3.0 | 30.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-3-ETHOXY-P-MENTH-1-ENE | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 3.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-4-ETHOXY-THUJANE | 0 | Fruit | 3.0 | 30.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-ACONITIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-CALAMANENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-COMMUNAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-COMMUNIC-ACID | 2 | 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. |
| CIS-COMMUNOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Fruit | not available | 160.0 | 1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Fruit | 4.0 | 12.3 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMMUNIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUPARENE | 1 | Wood | not available | 300.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytoprotective | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Decongestant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Decongestant? | 1 | Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |