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Plant Pilocarpus microphyllus (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Maranhao 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-TRIDECANONE 3 Leaf 550.0 690.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,7,7-TRIMETHYLBICYCLO(3.1.1)-2-HEPTENE 0 Leaf not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf 75.0 285.0 1.34 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GUAIAENE 0 Leaf not available 110.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available 25.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available 25.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Leaf 450.0 475.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf 115.0 165.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 2500.0 3000.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
HUMULENE 2 Leaf not available 100.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
ISOEPIPILOSINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available 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 50.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPINE 20 Leaf 6000.0 10000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PILOSINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Leaf not available 90.0 -0.20 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
Antiflu 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antiglaucomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 3 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antileishmanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antionychyotic 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiplasmodial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 3 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 2 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.