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Plant Ligustrum vulgare (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Common Privet
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGUSTRONE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANNITOL 18 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGOPICRINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Bark not available 70000.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf 60000.0 100000.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adaptogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antibacterial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antihepatotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 2 Martindale's 29th