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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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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
Stomachic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Surfactant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Testosterone-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal 5 Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-91.
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *