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Plant Piper auritum (Piperaceae)

Common Names
Cordoncillo, Hierba Santa, Hoja Santa
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ACADINE-1,4-DIENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
APORPHINES 0 Plant not available not available not available Tramil
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 490.0 3370.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 24000.0 135000.0 0.28 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
AURANTIAMIDE-I 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
AURANTIAMIDE-II 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
BETA-BOURBONINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 34.0 193.0 -0.30 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf not available not available not available Tramil
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