Plant Melaleuca alternifolia (Myrtaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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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
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Root Essent. Oil	not available	9800.0	-1.13	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Essential Oil	13000.0	99000.0	2.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Leaf	190.0	4375.0	1.95	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	4000.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Root Essent. Oil	not available	92400.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Essential Oil	25000.0	31000.0	0.60	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Leaf	180.0	902.0	0.99	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	29000.0	-0.28	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Root Essent. Oil	not available	2600.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINOLENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	31800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINOLENE	0	Leaf	not available	364.0	2.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Essential Oil	4400.0	15000.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Leaf	not available	76.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Root Essent. Oil	not available	133000.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJONE	6	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE	3	Essential Oil	not available	16100.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE	3	Leaf	235.0	675.0	-0.21	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
Antinociceptive	2	Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antiobesity	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antionychyotic	1	Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antioxidant	5	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipharyngitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant	4	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipruritic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antirheumatalgic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic	13	Merck 11th Edition
Antishock	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisinusitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic	11	Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	2	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.