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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Controlled | 1 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 15. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 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. |
| Cytochrome-P488-Inducer | 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. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| 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. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |