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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
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Leaf *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Essential Oil *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 13900.0 -0.32 *
BETA-COPAENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-COPAENE 0 Stem List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Essential Oil *
BETA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 600.0 -1.00 *
BETA-FENCHENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
BETA-GUAIENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 4100.0 *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Essential Oil *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Flower *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil 13000.0 0.16 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Twig *
BETA-PINENE 13 Essential Oil *
BETA-PINENE 13 Flower *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf 200.0 1500.0 1.78 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
Ubiquiot 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 2 *
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Vasoconstrictor 1 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vasodilator 6 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 *
Verrucolytic 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Vibriocide 1 Wealth of India.
Vulnerary 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 6 *