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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Melaleuca bracteata (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Bracteate Tea-Tree

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf 120.0 500.0 0.04 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CINNAMALDEHYDE 60 Leaf Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Leaf 40.0 100.0 -1.00 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CINNAMIC-ACID-ESTERS 0 Leaf 40.0 100.0 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Leaf 40.0 100.0 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CINNAMYL-CINNAMATE 1 Leaf 40.0 100.0 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
EO 0 Leaf 4000.0 10000.0 -0.14 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
EUGENOL 76 Leaf Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
METHYL-EUGENOL 20 Leaf 2800.0 9000.0 0.55 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Monoaminergic 1 *
Motor-Depressant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mutagenic 1 *
Myorelaxant 1 Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
Narcotic 1 *
Nematicide 4 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neurotoxic 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Perfumery 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pesticide 6 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.
Sedative 3 *
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Teratogenic 1 *
Termiticide 2 *
Tranquilizer 1 *
Trichomonicide 1 *
Trichomonistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 2 *