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Plant Pilocarpus jaborandi (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
2-UNDECANONE 4 Leaf not available 1125.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available 125.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf not available 5000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ISOPILOCARPIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPILOCARPINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Leaf not available 2350.0 2.02 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf not available 25.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPIDINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPINE 20 Leaf 6000.0 10000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SANDARACOPIMARADIENE 0 Leaf not available 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VINYL-DODECANOATE 0 Leaf not available 25.0 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
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
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 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Alzheimerigenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 1 Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Anthelmintic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 3 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 2 Duke, 1992 *