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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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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
Lipotropic 1 *
Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 8 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Lithogenic 2 *
Litholytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Lubricant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 1 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *
Miotic 1 Martindale's 29th
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Mosquitocide 1 *
Mosquitofuge 1 *
Motor-Depressant 2 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC