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Common Names
Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-CITRONELLATE | 0 | Shoot | 50.0 | 390.0 | not available | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-GERANIATE | 0 | Shoot | 4.0 | 32.0 | not available | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
| METHYL-HEPTENONE | 0 | Shoot | 2.0 | 215.0 | not available | J. Aromatherapy 1: 11. |
| METNYL-GERANIATE | 0 | Shoot | 4.0 | 32.0 | not available | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | 1.0 | 8.0 | -0.33 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
| N-DOCOSANE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | 0.1 | not available | Gbolade, A.A. and Lockwood, G.B. 1991. The Constituents of Melissa officinalis L. Cultures. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 111-114. |
| N-EICOSANE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | 0.1 | not available | Gbolade, A.A. and Lockwood, G.B. 1991. The Constituents of Melissa officinalis L. Cultures. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 111-114. |
| N-HENEICOSANE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | 0.1 | not available | Gbolade, A.A. and Lockwood, G.B. 1991. The Constituents of Melissa officinalis L. Cultures. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 111-114. |
| N-HEPTADECANE | 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. |
| N-HEXADECANE | 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. |
| N-NONADECANE | 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. |
| N-OCTADECANE | 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. |
| N-PENTADECANE | 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. |
| N-TETRADECANE | 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. |
| N-TRIDECANE | 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. |
| NERAL | 4 | Shoot | 10.0 | 1100.0 | 2.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Shoot | 1.0 | 24.0 | -0.30 | Deutsche Apot. Ziit. 129(4):155-163. W. Schulze et al. Die Melisse. |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |