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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Lippia javanica (Verbenaceae)

Common Names
Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu)
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALANINE 3 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
ARGININE 14 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Essential Oil *
CHOLINE 20 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
CIS-OCIMENONE 0 Essential Oil Mwangi, J., Addae-Mensah, I., Munavu, R., Lwande, W. 1991. Essential Oils of Kenyan Lippia Species. Part III. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6(3): 221-224.
D-GLUCOSE 1 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
EO 0 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
ICTEROGENIN 2 Plant Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
IPSDIENONE 2 Essential Oil Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp.
LINALOOL 53 Essential Oil *
MYRCENE 22 Essential Oil Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp.
MYRCENONE 0 Essential Oil Mwangi, J., Addae-Mensah, I., Munavu, R., Lwande, W. 1991. Essential Oils of Kenyan Lippia Species. Part III. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6(3): 221-224.
OCIMENE 2 Plant 4000.0 2.29 Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
P-CYMENE 16 Essential Oil *
PROLINE 0 Plant Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588.
THEVESIDE 0 Leaf 300.0 Rimpler, H., Sauerbier, H. 1986. Iridoid Glucosides as Taxonomic Markers in the Genera Lantana, Lippia, Aloysia and Phyla. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 14(3): 307-310.
THEVESIDE 0 Root 350.0 Rimpler, H., Sauerbier, H. 1986. Iridoid Glucosides as Taxonomic Markers in the Genera Lantana, Lippia, Aloysia and Phyla. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 14(3): 307-310.
THEVIRIDOSIDE 0 Root 370.0 Rimpler, H., Sauerbier, H. 1986. Iridoid Glucosides as Taxonomic Markers in the Genera Lantana, Lippia, Aloysia and Phyla. Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 14(3): 307-310.
TRANS-OCIMENONE 0 Essential Oil Mwangi, J., Addae-Mensah, I., Munavu, R., Lwande, W. 1991. Essential Oils of Kenyan Lippia Species. Part III. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6(3): 221-224.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiulcer 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiviral 2 *
Aphrodisiac 1 *
Barbituate-Synergist 1 *
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cancer-Preventive 2 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 *
Candidistat 1 *
Cardiodepressant 1 *
Carminative 1 *
Cerebrotonic 1 *
Chemopreventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CNS-Depressant 1 *
Coleopterifuge 1 Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp.
Culicide 1 *
Cytotoxic 1 *
Diuretic 2 *
Expectorant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
FLavor 4 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry