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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Peumus boldus (Monimiaceae)

Common Names
Boldo
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(R)-COCLAURINE 0 Bark *
(S)-COCLAURINE 0 Bark *
1,4-CINEOLE 0 Leaf 80.0 275.0 1.00 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 3220.0 40000.0 4.61 *
1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf 60.0 75.0 -1.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
2-DECANONE 0 Leaf 1.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
2-HEPTANONE 0 Leaf 5.0 18.0 *
2-HEPTAONE 0 Leaf *
2-NONANOL 0 Leaf *
2-NONANONE 2 Leaf 6.0 100.0 1.00 *
2-OCTANONE 0 Leaf CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
2-TRIDECANONE 3 Plant *
2-UNDECANONE 4 Plant *
3-CARENE 0 Leaf 22.0 75.0 *
4-TERPINENYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 3.0 9.0 -0.62 *
6-ALPHA-7-DEHYDROBOLDINE 0 Bark *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf 2500.0 7000.0 -0.14 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALKALOIDS 0 Ay 2500.0 7000.0 *
ALPHA-3-CARENE 0 Leaf 100.0 125.0 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ALPHA-FENCHENE 0 Leaf 26.0 1.36 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
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.
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Bacteristat 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Barbituate-Synergist 1 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 de las Heras, B., Rios, J. L., Martinez-Mir, I., Rubio, E. 1990. A Study of the Adrenergic Activity of the Alkaloids Boldine and Glaucine. Pharmazie, 45(6): 443-444.
Bradycardic 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.
Bronchoprotectant 1 *
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bruchiphobe 1 *
Calcium-Antagonist 1 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 11 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 7 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Candidistat 2 *
Carcinogenic 5 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carcinogenic? 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cardiodepressant 3 *
Cardiotonic 1 *
Carminative 7 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.