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
Uterosedative	1	Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Varroacide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *