Plant Myroxylon balsamum (Flacourtiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam

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
1(5),6-GUAIADIENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIAPHENLYETHANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DIPHENYLETHANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
20-R-24-XI-2-OCOTILLONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
20-R-HYDROXYDAMMARENONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
20-S-DAMMARENDOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
20-S-HYDROXYDAMMARENONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-OXO-6-BETA-HYDROXYOLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-HYDROXY-3-OXYOLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BOURBONENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CALACORENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MUUROLENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID	20	Gum	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	3	Duke, 1992 *
Adrenergic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	1	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	14	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	5	Merck 11th Edition
Anesthetic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 343.
Antiallergic	2	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiandrogenic	1	Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Antianemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	2	Duke, 1992 *