Plant Picea mariana (Pinaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Common Names

Black Spruce

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
BETULIN	13	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN	13	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN	13	Twig	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
D-DELTA-3-CARENE	0	Twig	not available	230.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DL-CAMPHOR	0	Twig	not available	46.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DL-LIMONENE	0	Twig	not available	150.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Twig	not available	4610.0	-0.15	Duke, 1992 *
L-ALPHA-PINENE	0	Twig	not available	737.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-BETA-PINENE	0	Twig	not available	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-BORNEOL	0	Twig	not available	46.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-BORNYL-ACETATE	0	Twig	not available	1705.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-CAMPHENE	0	Twig	not available	461.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-LIMONENE	2	Twig	not available	150.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE	22	Twig	not available	161.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
SANTENE	0	Twig	not available	115.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE	9	Twig	not available	46.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
TRICYCLENE	0	Twig	not available	46.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Aphidifuge	1	Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
Chemopreventive	1	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cytotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FLavor	2	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide	2	Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Hypolipemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Irritant	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.
Myorelaxant	1	Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pesticide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	1	Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *