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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-4-ISO-PROPYL-1-METHYL-CYCLOHEX-1-EN-4-OL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CAR-4-ENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CROTEPOXIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 23750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-SABINENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-SESAMIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 8000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ZEYLENOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-5'-O-METHOXY-HINOKININ | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CADINENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CLUSIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CUBEBININ | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CUBEBININOLIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CUBEBINONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-DI-O-METHYL-THUJAPLICATIN METHYL ETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-DIHYDRO-CLUSIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-DIHYDRO-CUBEBIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-HINOKININ | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-ISOYATEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-YATEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,4-CINEOLE | 0 | Fruit | 300.0 | 1200.0 | 1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Spinoconvulsant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stimulant | 1 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Synergist | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thermogenic | 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. |
| Thyrostimulant | 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. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Urate-Solvent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Urinary-Antiseptic | 2 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Urinary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |