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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Piper cubeba (Piperaceae)

Common Names
Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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 *
(+)-CAR-4-ENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
(+)-CROTEPOXIDE 0 Fruit 23750.0 *
(+)-SABINENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Fruit 8000.0 *
(+)-ZEYLENOL 0 Fruit 3000.0 *
(-)-5'-O-METHOXY-HINOKININ 0 Fruit *
(-)-CADINENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
(-)-CLUSIN 0 Fruit *
(-)-CUBEBININ 0 Fruit *
(-)-CUBEBININOLIDE 0 Fruit *
(-)-CUBEBINONE 0 Fruit *
(-)-DI-O-METHYL-THUJAPLICATIN METHYL ETHER 0 Fruit *
(-)-DIHYDRO-CLUSIN 0 Fruit *
(-)-DIHYDRO-CUBEBIN 0 Fruit *
(-)-HINOKININ 0 Fruit *
(-)-ISOYATEIN 0 Fruit *
(-)-YATEIN 0 Fruit *
1,4-CINEOLE 0 Fruit 300.0 1200.0 1.38 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 3000.0 -1.00 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antipyretic 4 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antireproductive 1 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 1 *
Antirhinitic 1 *
Antirhinoviral 1 Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.
Antiseptic 11 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antishock 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisinusitic 1 *
Antispasmodic 13 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 4 *
Antistreptococcic 3 *
AntiSubstance-P 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.
Antitumor 2 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast) 2 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antitumor (Colon) 1 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 *