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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIN | 0 | Fruit | 80000.0 | 100000.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHODOXANTHIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | 76000.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit | 172.0 | 2700.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SANDARACOPIMARAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SANDARACOPIMAROL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SANDAROPIMARIC-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. |
| SANTENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCIADOPITYSIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLAREIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINAN-4(14)-7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Fruit | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 12 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epileptigenic | 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. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Estrogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic? | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Expectorant | 11 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |