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Common Names
Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (20S)-3BETA-30-DIHYDROXYLUPANE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,2-DIHYDROXY-4-GLUCOSYLNAPTHALENE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| 1,3-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYXANTHONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,3-DIHYDROXYNAPHTHALENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,4-DIGLUCOSYLOXY-2-HYDROXYNAPTHALENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 1,4-NAPHTHAQUINONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| 1,4-NAPHTHOQUINONE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-HYDROXY-3,6-DIACETOXY-7-METHOXYXANTHONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXY-20-OXO-30-NORLUPANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| 30-NOR-LUPAN-3-BETA-OL-20-ONE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3BETA-30-DIHYDROXYLUP-20(29)-ENE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 4-GLUCOSYLOXY-1,2-DIHYDROXYNAPTHALENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ACACETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-IONONE | 5 | Flower | 20.0 | 40.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALPHA-IONONE | 5 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 180000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-4'-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar. |
| APIGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Oil | not available | 96000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 5 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiReye's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisickling | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 5 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| Antistaphylococcic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 10 | Yu, S.G., Anderson, P.J., and Elson, C.E. 1995. Efficacy of B-Ionone in the Chemoprevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2144-2147. |
| Antitumor (brain) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |