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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Myroxylon balsamum (Flacourtiaceae)

Common Names
Peru Balsam, Tolu Balsam
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1(5),6-GUAIADIENE 0 Plant *
1,2-DIAPHENLYETHANE 0 Plant *
1,2-DIPHENYLETHANE 0 Plant *
20-R-24-XI-2-OCOTILLONE 0 Plant *
20-R-HYDROXYDAMMARENONE 0 Plant *
20-S-DAMMARENDOL 0 Plant *
20-S-HYDROXYDAMMARENONE 0 Plant *
3-OXO-6-BETA-HYDROXYOLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Plant *
6-HYDROXY-3-OXYOLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ALPHA-BOURBONENE 0 Plant *
ALPHA-CADINENE 0 Plant *
ALPHA-CALACORENE 0 Plant *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Plant *
ALPHA-CURCUMENE 3 Plant *
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Plant *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Plant *
BENZOIC 0 Plant *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Gum *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 3 (View) *
Adrenergic 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Allelochemic 4 (View) *
Allelopathic 1 (View) 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 (View) *
Analgesic 5 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Anesthetic 7 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 (View) *
Antiacne 4 (View) *
Antiadenomic 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 4 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 343.
Antiallergic 2 (View) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiandrogenic 1 (View) Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Antianemic 1 (View) *
Antiarachidonate 1 (View) *
Antiarrhythmic 2 (View) *
Antiasthmatic 2 (View) *