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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TERPIN-1-EN-4-OL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Fruit not available 1260.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Fruit not available 42.0 -0.48 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf not available 27.0 -0.20 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRACOSANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit not available 1.1 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 1.1 1.7 -1.38 Duke, 1992 *
TOLUENE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-2-HEXENAL 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Fruit not available 35.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available 17.0 -0.89 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-P-MENTHA-1(10),5,DIENE-2-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICOSANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDECANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 9 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).