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Common Names
Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUCUBIN | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 10000.0 | 30000.0 | 1.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 130000.0 | 312000.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOMASTIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MASTICHIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MASTICIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLANTEASE | 0 | Seed | 0.0 | 220.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROCYANADIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 72000.0 | 87000.0 | -1.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insecticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Lactagogue | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 1 | 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. |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |