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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Diuretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Binder	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ecbolic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Edemagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue	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.
Enterocontractant	1	J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Epileptigenic	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.
Estrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant	8	Duke, 1992 *
FLavor	17	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide	10	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.
Fungiphilic	1	J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat	1	Duke, 1992 *
GABA-nergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Gram(+)icide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Gram(-)icide	1	Duke, 1992 *
GST-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *