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Common Names
Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | 50000.0 | 200000.0 | 3.07 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 118500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPICUBENOL | 0 | Fruit | 1750.0 | 3500.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EPICUBENOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-HUMULENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Fruit | not available | 80000.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| HEMI-ARIENSIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HETEROTROPAN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 42000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-CADINOL | 0 | Fruit | 150.0 | 600.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LEDOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MANOSALIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUUROLENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 17000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 4 | Abstract (See species file) |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Pediculicide | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 20 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 2 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Pesticide | 26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Psychoactive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirostimulant | 1 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Rubefacient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Secretolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Sedative | 9 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |