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Common Names
Red Cedar
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGANESE | 14 | Shoot | 11.0 | 2640.0 | 1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MERCURY | 1 | Shoot | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Shoot | 0.0 | 2.6 | -0.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Shoot | 0.0 | 17.6 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Shoot | 228.0 | 3168.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PODOPHYLLOTOXIN | 26 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PODOPHYLLOTOXIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Shoot | 1368.0 | 14080.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOCEDROL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHODOXANTHIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Shoot | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.97 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILVER | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Shoot | 3.8 | 422.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Shoot | 7.0 | 440.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | 21000.0 | 86000.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 5 | Janssens, J., Laekeman, G.M., Pieters, L.A.C., Totte, J., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. 1990. Nutmeg Oil: Identification and Quantitation of its Most Active Constituents as Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation. J.of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 179-188, 1990. |
| Antiaging | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antianemic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianoxic | 1 | Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990. |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |