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
Mutagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic	3	Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide	6	Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Neurotoxic	1	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NF-kB-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	2	Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Ovicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide	1	Martindale's 29th
Perfumery	10	Merck 11th Edition
Pesticide	19	Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic	3	Planta Medica, 56(6): 671, 1990.
Pheromonal	1	Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Preservative	1	Merck 11th Edition
Prostaglandigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	3	Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.