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Plant Lindera benzoin (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Benjamin Bush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice, Fieberstrauch (Ger.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Leaf not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf not available 12.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit 36.0 50.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-NEROLIDOL 0 Leaf 10.0 28.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(E)-NEROLIDOL 0 Shoot Essent. Oil not available 100000.0 not available Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp.
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit 55.0 75.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-HEXENYL-BENZOATE 0 Leaf not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,6-GERMACRIENE-5-OL 0 Leaf not available 12.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Shoot Essent. Oil 100000.0 160000.0 not available Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Twig 315.0 320.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE 0 Leaf 4.0 90.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE 0 Shoot Essent. Oil 110000.0 160000.0 not available Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp.
ALPHA-AMORPHENE 0 Leaf not available 1.0 -1.12 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE 3 Leaf not available 0.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf not available 4.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit 2300.0 3135.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf not available 0.1 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit 125.0 190.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available 2.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Twig 35.0 43.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Chronotropic) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Inotropic) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Abortifacient 1 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 4 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 4 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 5 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Anesthetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholine 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholine) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholinesterase) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.
Antialzheimeran? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran?) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.