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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
BETA-PINENE 13 Essential Oil 25000.0 -0.18 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Fruit 22.0 580.0 -0.28 *
BETA-SELINENE 3 Fruit 32.0 -1.00 *
BETA-SELINENE 3 Fruit Essent. Oil *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit *
BETULIN 13 Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN 13 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN 13 Stem Jim Duke's personal files.
BILOBETIN 3 Leaf *
BORNEOL 35 Essential Oil *
BORNEOL 35 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BORNEOL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil 4000.0 -0.72 *
BORNEOL-ACETATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Fruit 2.0 40.0 -0.70 *
CADINENE 4 Fruit *
CADINENE 4 Fruit Essent. Oil *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Leaf *
CALAMENENE 0 Fruit 71.0 -0.59 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 2632.0 8490.0 1.07 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCVI 1 *
Anticystitic 1 *
Antidandruff 3 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 5 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 6 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 14 *
Antidiarrheic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Camphor) 1 *
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Morphine) 1 *
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 2 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 *