Common Names
Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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(+)-CITRONELLAL | 0 | Shoot | 2.0 | 975.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
1,2-HUMULENE-EPOXIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | not available | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
1-OCTEN-3-OL | 0 | Shoot | 0.0 | 50.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 8.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
2-PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Gbolade, A.A. and Lockwood, G.B. 1991. The Constituents of Melissa officinalis L. Cultures. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 111-114. |
2Z,4E,6E-ALLOFARNESENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | not available | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
3-OCTANOL | 2 | Shoot | 0.0 | 8.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
3-OCTANONE | 0 | Shoot | 1.0 | 15.0 | -0.24 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
3E,6E-ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Shoot | 5.0 | 40.0 | not available | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot | 3.0 | 24.0 | 2.40 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.50 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
ALPHA-CADINOL | 3 | Shoot | 1.0 | 120.0 | 1.51 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Shoot | 2.0 | 120.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Shoot | 0.1 | 38.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Shoot | 1.0 | 80.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Shoot | 3.0 | 24.0 | -0.07 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ANETHOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Gbolade, A.A. and Lockwood, G.B. 1991. The Constituents of Melissa officinalis L. Cultures. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 111-114. |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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ABeta-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Additive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 12 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
Allelochemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allelopathic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Allergenic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Analgesic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ancylostomicide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anesthetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ankylostomacide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |