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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp. |
| DNA-Binder | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Endorphinogenic | 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. |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epinephrininergic | 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. |
| Expectorant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 18 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |