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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Plant | 8.0 | 30.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Plant | 12.0 | 18.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Plant | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.87 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CARVONE | 19 | Plant | 8.0 | 12.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVYL-ACETATE-I | 0 | Shoot | 0.4 | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVYL-ACETATE-II | 0 | Shoot | 0.8 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Plant | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Plant | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.41 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-MYRTENYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | 8.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-ACETATE | 2 | Shoot | 2.0 | 8.5 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Plant | 2.0 | 8.0 | -0.78 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | 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. |
| D-MYRTENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Plant | 8.0 | 12.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 1000.0 | 5000.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor | 11 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 9 | Yamahara, J., et al. Stomachic principles in ginger. II. Pungent and anti-ulcer effects of low polar constituents isolated from ginger, the dried rhizoma of... Yakugaku Zasshi 112: 645-655 (1992). |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Astringent | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |