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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
L-HISTIDINE 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
L-LIMONENE 2 Leaf Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
L-PIMARIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 180000.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
L-PIMARIC-ACID 0 Shoot *
LIMONENE 60 Essential Oil *
LIMONENE 60 Flower *
LIMONENE 60 Leaf Essent. Oil *
LIMONENE 60 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
LIMONENE 60 Shoot *
LINARIN 1 Leaf *
LONGICYCLENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LONGIFOLENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 2600.0 -1.00 *
LONGIFOLENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LONGIFOLENE 0 Wood *
LUTEIN 15 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LUTEIN-EPOXIDE 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
M-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore *
M-MENTH-6-EN-8-OL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
M-MENTHA-1,3(8)-DIENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
M-MENTHA-6,8-DIENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
NO-Genic 2 *
NO-Inhibitor 4 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 *
Occuloirritant 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 6 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 *
Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 7 *
P450-Inducer 4 *
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
Pancreatogenic 2 *
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Parasympathomimetic 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Pediculicide 1 *
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 25 Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 2 *
Peroxynitrite-Scavenger 1 *