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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Pinus sylvestris (Pinaceae)

Common Names
Scotch 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
(+)-1,2-DEHYDROPINIDINOL 0 Plant *
(+)-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Leaf *
(+)-BETA-PINENE 0 Leaf *
(+)-CAMPHENE 0 Leaf *
(+)-CAR-3-ENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Bark *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf *
(+)-PINIFOLIC-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(-)-ALPHA-CADINOL 0 Stem Essent. Oil *
(-)-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Leaf *
(-)-BETA-PINENE 0 Leaf *
(-)-CAMPHENE 0 Leaf *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Leaf *
(-)-T-MUUROLOL 0 Stem Essent. Oil *
1,2-DEHYDROPINIDINONE 0 Plant *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
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.
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 *
Collagen-Sparing 2 *
Collagenic 1 *
Collyrium 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Colorant 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COMT-Inhibitor 1 *
Convulsant 2 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Copper-Chelator 1 *
Cosmetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant 3 Martindale's 28th
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 4 *
Culicide 1 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 *