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Common Names
Lovage
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEOLIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| APIOLE | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| APTERIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-CURCUMENE | 3 | Root | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BENZENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Root | 3.0 | 30.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CHAMIGRENE | 0 | Root | 1.0 | 13.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Root | 12.0 | 125.0 | 1.00 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Root | 24.0 | 240.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root | 21.0 | 210.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Root | 10.0 | 100.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BUTYL-DIHYDROPHTHALIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYL-HEXAHYDROPHTHALIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BUTYL-PHTHALIDE | 10 | Root | 153.0 | 1535.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE | 10 | Root | 153.0 | 1535.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990. |
| Photoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photodermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phototoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Piscicide | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Psychoactive | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |