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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 | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| CIS-OCIMENONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| ICTEROGENIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp. |
| MYRCENONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Neidlein, R., Staehle, R. 1974. Constituents of Lippia javanica. III. Deutsche Apot. Ziit., 114: 1588. |
| THEVESIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 300.0 | not available | 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 | not available | 350.0 | not available | 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 | not available | 370.0 | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Fungicide | 4 | Acta Botanica Sinica, 32: 49. |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Icterogenic | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 4 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Larvicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |