Plant Lindera benzoin (Lauraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.)

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
MYRCENE	22	Twig	0.0	10.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSILACTONE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSILACTONE-A	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE	16	Fruit	90.0	135.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE	16	Twig	0.0	4.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE	5	Fruit	5.0	8.0	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE	5	Leaf	not available	0.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE	5	Twig	41.0	54.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SPATHULENOL	0	Leaf	not available	0.4	-0.77	Duke, 1992 *
STARCH	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL	23	Twig	26.0	29.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE	9	Fruit	2.0	9.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE	9	Twig	0.0	2.0	-1.00	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
Hypotriglyceridemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Immunosuppressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Inflammatory	1	Duke, 1992 *
Inhalant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insect-Repellent	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide	5	Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge	11	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectiphile	2	Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Irritant	10	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative	2	Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	1	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Myorelaxant	4	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Nematicide	5	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neurotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *