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Plant Monarda didyma (Lamiaceae)

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

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ISOSAKURANETIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ISOSAKURANIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LIMONENE 60 Flower not available 10.0 -0.68 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
LIMONENE 60 Leaf 25.0 40.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant 2.0 1300.0 0.31 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LINALOL 0 Flower not available 2385.0 0.07 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
LINALOL 0 Leaf 5195.0 9645.0 5.27 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Plant 5.0 5900.0 0.90 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Flower not available 4.0 -0.53 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
LINALYL-ACETATE 7 Plant 50.0 505.0 -0.34 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LINARIN 1 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MONARDEIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Flower not available 30.0 -0.48 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80.
MYRCENE 22 Leaf 25.0 40.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Plant 10.0 485.0 0.06 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NARINGENIN 56 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NARIRUTIN 1 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NONANAL 0 Plant 5.0 50.0 1.73 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
OCIMENE 2 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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(-)-Chronotropic 3 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Chronotropic) 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 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Inotropic) 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 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ABeta-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 5 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) 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 (View Chemicals list for Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) 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 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 9 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic?) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 5 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) 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 (View Chemicals list for Ancylostomicide) 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 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 4 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Ankylostomacide 1 (View Chemicals list for Ankylostomacide) 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 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Martindale's 28th