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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Monarda didyma (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Beebalm; Oswego Tea
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Leaf 50.0 90.0 -0.01 *
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Plant 5.0 70.0 0.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Flower 30.0 -0.60 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
BETA-COPAENE 0 Plant 5.0 40.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-PINENE 13 Flower 7.0 -0.58 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf 45.0 80.0 -0.31 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant 25.0 240.0 -0.18 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BORNEOL 35 Flower 7.0 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
BORNEOL 35 Leaf 40.0 75.0 -0.38 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Flower 55.0 -0.16 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Leaf 380.0 740.0 -0.01 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Plant 15.0 775.0 0.03 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CAMPHENE 9 Flower 10.0 -0.69 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf 90.0 170.0 -0.13 *
CAMPHENE 9 Plant 25.0 320.0 -0.06 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CARVACROL 37 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DELTA-3-CARENE 8 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DIDYMIN 0 Plant 300.0 3000.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 3 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 3 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 *
Acaricide 5 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 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 4 *
Allelopathic 3 *
Allergenic 9 *
Allergenic? 1 *
Analgesic 5 Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
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 *
Anesthetic 4 *
Angiogenic 1 *
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