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Common Names
Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-ACETOXYFURANO-TRANS-1(10)-TRANS-4-DIENE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 3200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHOXYFURANO-TRANS-1(10)-TRANS-4-DIENE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 4500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 15500.0 | 1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | 100.0 | -0.56 | Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | 100.0 | -0.77 | Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 17500.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 17000.0 | 1.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 17000.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CYMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 300.0 | -1.00 | Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | 200.0 | -0.73 | Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA. |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 9500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHAVICOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 7 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antispasmodic | 7 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiTNF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 4 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |