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Common Names
Catmint
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (E)-2-HEXENAL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 3.0 | 0.26 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| (E)-3-HEXENAL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | not available | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| (Z)-3-HEXENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | 1.32 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 33.0 | -0.30 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| (Z)-GERANYL-ACETONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 11.0 | 0.71 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 134 | Shoot | not available | 1150.0 | -0.12 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 1-OCTEN-E-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 42.0 | not available | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 2-BUTANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | not available | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 3-METHYL-CYCLOHEPTANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | not available | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 4-ALPHA,ALPHA-7-ALPHA,7-ALPHABETA-NEPETALACTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 3455.0 | -1.00 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 4-ALPHA,ALPHA-7-ALPHA,7-ALPHABETA-NEPETALACTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 6400.0 | 1.00 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 4-ALPHA,BETA-7-ALPHA,7-ALPHABETA-NEPETALACTONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 140.0 | not available | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 5-METHYL-3-HEPTANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 52.0 | 1.58 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 6-METHYL-3-HEPTANOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 13.0 | 0.50 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| 6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 6.0 | -0.01 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| ACETOEUGENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 43.0 | not available | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| ACETONE | 6 | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | -0.27 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| ACETOPHENONE | 12 | Shoot | not available | 22.0 | 1.02 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 11.0 | -0.22 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 16.0 | -0.27 | Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T., Akgul, A. and Tumen, G. 1993. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta racemosa Lam. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 215-7. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hypertensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Yu, S.G., Anderson, P.J., and Elson, C.E. 1995. Efficacy of B-Ionone in the Chemoprevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2144-2147. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypotensive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insect-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 6 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Insectifuge | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectiphile | 5 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 2 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |