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Plant Ligustrum japonicum (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
10-HYDROXYOLEUROPEIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-ETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-3-BUTENE-2-OL-2-O-BETA-APIOFURANOSYL-(1... 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIHYDROXY-BETA-PHENYLEHTYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BETA-PHENYLETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MANNITE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MANNITOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit not available 0.6 0.23 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit not available 3040.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 12.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
D-PINORESINOL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-SYRINGARESINOL-BIS-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiherpetic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrocoele 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihypercholesterolemic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 5 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antihyperthyroid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiincontinence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 16 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.