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Plant Monarda citriodora (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Lemon Mint
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
CARVACROL 37 Flower not available 385.0 not available Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
CARVACROL 37 Leaf not available 250.0 -0.19 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
CARVACROL 37 Plant not available 316.0 -0.82 Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 53 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCARVEOL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available 11.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower not available 10000.0 -0.09 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
EO 0 Leaf not available 7000.0 -0.40 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
EO 0 Shoot not available 10000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Flower not available 1330.0 1.72 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Leaf not available 0.1 -0.37 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Plant not available 29.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ISOMENTHONE 3 Plant not available 34.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Flower not available 40.0 -0.61 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
LIMONENE 60 Leaf not available 35.0 -0.41 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
LIMONENE 60 Plant 89.0 90.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Plant not available 47.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Plant not available 24.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Flower not available 205.0 1.99 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
MYRCENE 22 Leaf not available 15.0 -0.17 Collins, J.E., Bishop, C.D., Deans, S.G. and Svoboda, K.P. 1994. Composition of the Essential Oil from the Leaves and Flowers of Monarda citriodora var. citriodora grown in the United Kingdom. J. Ess. Oil Res. 6: 27-9.
MYRCENE 22 Plant not available 14.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Carminative 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Caspase-3-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cicatrizant 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Coleoptophile 1 Duke, 1992 *
Convulsant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Counterirritant 2 Martindale's 29th
Culicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Decongestant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Degranulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dentifrice 2 Martindale's 29th
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 28th
Dermatitigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *