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Plant Melaleuca sp (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Tea-Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiplaque 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antisinusitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Candidicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 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.
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Counterirritant 1 Martindale's 29th
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Decongestant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Degranulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dentifrice 1 Martindale's 29th
Edemagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *