Common Names
Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | 135.0 | 2250.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Plant | 135.0 | 2065.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
2-BUTANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
2-BUTANONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
2-METHYL-BUT-3-EN-2-OL | 0 | Plant | 200.0 | 710.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
2-METHYL-BUTANAL | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 6.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
2-METHYL-BUTANOL | 0 | Shoot | 0.8 | 7.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
2-METHYL-BUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 6.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
2-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
2-METHYL-PROPANOL | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 6.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
2-METHYL-PROPYL-2-METHYL-PROPIONATE | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 6.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
3,6-DIGALLOYLGLUCOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
5-METHYL-3-HEXANONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.70 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
ACETONE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
ALCOHOLS | 0 | Plant | 667.0 | 1000.0 | -0.67 | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
ALDEHYDES | 0 | Plant | 30.0 | 45.0 | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
ALPHA-FENCHOL | 0 | Shoot | 0.0 | 10.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Plant | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.74 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Deodorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Dermatitigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Diuretic | 3 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
DNA-Binder | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Emetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
Enterorelaxant | 2 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
Epileptigenic | 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. |
Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Expectorant | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
FLavor | 35 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |