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Plant Pimenta racemosa (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay
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
(E)-ANETHOLE 0 Leaf 0.0 32.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-OCIMENE 0 Leaf 0.0 65.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
(E,E)-ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf 0.0 36.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-OCIMENE 0 Leaf 0.0 16.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 0.0 680.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Leaf 100.0 440.0 3.15 Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTEN-3-YL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2,3-DEHYDRO-1,8-CINEOLE 0 Leaf 0.0 16.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-OCTANOL 2 Leaf 30.0 540.0 2.00 Duke, 1992 *
3-OCTANONE 0 Leaf 0.0 340.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Leaf 0.0 48.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMORPHENE 0 Leaf 10.0 35.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-CADINOL 3 Leaf 0.0 36.0 1.78 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf 0.0 70.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-CUBEBINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CYCLOCITRAL 0 Leaf 0.0 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GURJUNENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf 0.0 36.0 -0.41 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
Antiradicular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 16 Merck 11th Edition
Antishock 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisinusitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 14 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antithromboxane 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
AntiTNF 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 8 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.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *