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Plant Pimenta dioica (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento
How this plant is used
Food

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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
1,8-CINEOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit not available 142.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf not available 51.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OLE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL 0 Fruit 66.0 1000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
10-EPI-(ALPHA)-CADINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-EPIZONARENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-OCTANON 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4,8-EPOXYTERPINOLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Fruit not available 204.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Leaf not available 12.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Fruit not available 42.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Leaf not available 5.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available 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
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Acaricide 7 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 7 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.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adrenergic 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.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 9 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th