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Plant Pinus sylvestris (Pinaceae)

Common Names
Scotch Pine
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
(+)-1,2-DEHYDROPINIDINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-BETA-PINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CAMPHENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CAR-3-ENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PINIFOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(-)-ALPHA-CADINOL 0 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-BETA-PINENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CAMPHENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-T-MUUROLOL 0 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-DEHYDROPINIDINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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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 3 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 3 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.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 11 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 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
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 16 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 9 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.
Allelopathic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 18 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *