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Plant Pinus elliottii (Pinaceae)

Common Names
Slash Pine
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
ABIETIC-ACID 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BORNEOL 35 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CADINENE 4 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CREOSOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROABIETIC-ACID 5 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DIPENTENE 7 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
EO 0 Leaf not available 3000.0 -0.75 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
EO 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 200000.0 250000.0 1.23 Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPIMARIC-ACID 2 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
L-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 123000.0 189000.0 not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
L-BETA-PINENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 42400.0 85000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYLCREOSOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOABIETIC-ACID 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PALUSTRIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHENOL 26 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIMARIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SANDARACOPIMARIC-ACID 2 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
Cardiodepressant 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Stimulant 1 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermal 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Emetic 2 Martindale's 29th
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Expectorant 4 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 6 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 2 Martindale's 29th
Hemolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hepatoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Hypocholesterolemic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Inhalant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insect-Repellent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 4 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Irritant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.