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Common Names
Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-TAXIFOLIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (DL)-ERIODICTYOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-1-(1-ETHOXY-ETHOXY)-3-HEXENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 18900.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 1,2-DIPHENYL-1,2-ETHANEDIOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 39200.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 1-METHYL-1-PROPYL-HYDRAZINE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 26000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 1-PHENYL-1,2-BUTANEDIOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 41200.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 10-HYDROXY-LIGUSTROSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-HYDROXYOLEUROPEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-HYDROXY-3-BETA-(4-HYDROXY-TRANS-CINNAMOYL-OXY)-OLEANOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-4-DIHYDROXY-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ACETYLOXY-2-BUTANONE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 54600.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| 4-HYDROXY-BETA-PHENYLETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ACETYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYLURSOLIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-ALPHA-4-TRIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-METHANOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 32400.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ALPHA-BUTYLBENZENE-METHANOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 56000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ALPHA-MANNITOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| APIGETRIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Fruit | not available | 0.6 | 0.23 | Chen, H.C. and Lin, S.M. 1988. Determination of Mineral Elements in Certain Crude Drugs (Part 1), Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 4: 259-272. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiacne | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |