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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
L-TARTARIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 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.
LEUCOANTHOCYANIN 1 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LIMONENE 60 Essential Oil not available 31000.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit 76.0 910.0 -0.62 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LIMONENE 60 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE-PEROXIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LIMONENE-PEROXIDE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 53 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 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.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LONGIFOLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
LUPEOL 21 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 9.0 30.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
MALONIC-ACID 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 2.0 6.3 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
MANOOL 2 Leaf not available 87.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vulnerary 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 10 Duke, 1992 *