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Plant Narcissus tazetta (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Daffodil
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3-O-MARITIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6ALPHA-HYDROXY-3-O-METHYL-EPIMARITIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6BETA-HYDROXY-3-O-METHYL-EPIMARITIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf not available 2300.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE 0 Flower 35.0 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHENYLPROPYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower 70.0 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Flower 90.0 190.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Flower 520.0 1115.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower 165.0 360.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Flower 80.0 175.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLHOMOLYCORINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 2100.0 4500.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
EPIGALANTHAMINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIANCINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANTHAMINE 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANTHINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Anesthetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 6 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Antibutylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticholinesterase 2 Martindale's 28th
Anticonvulsant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.