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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteristat | 2 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 16 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candida-SAP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 10 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Carminative | 6 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Martindale's 29th |