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Plant Ligustrum lucidum (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
P-HYDROXY-PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYPHENETHYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 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.
POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit not available 16800.0 -0.10 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.
QUERCETIN 176 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit not available 54.0 -0.18 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.
SPECNUEZHENIDE 0 Fruit not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THIOKETONE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 85600.0 not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TYROSOL 1 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSOL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Fruit not available 0.3 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 24.0 -0.19 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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasopressor 3 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 1 Martindale's 28th
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.