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Plant Plectranthus amboinicus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Amboini Coleus, Country Borage, Cuban Oregano, French Thyme, Indian Borage, Soup Mint, Spanish Thyme, Mexican Mint
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2ALPHA,3ALPHA,19ALPHA,23-TETRAHYDROXYURSOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
2ALPHA,3ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 120.0 2145.0 -0.24 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf 12000.0 214285.0 1.68 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 10.0 175.0 -0.38 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 2320.0 41430.0 1.57 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 31000.0 553570.0 -0.46 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARVACROL 37 Essential Oil not available 430000.0 0.60 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CARVACROL 37 Plant 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.
CHRYSOERIOL 7 Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CRATEGOLIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
EUSCAPHIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
FAT 0 Leaf 4000.0 71430.0 0.30 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Leaf 5000.0 89285.0 -0.89 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRON 6 Leaf 39.0 695.0 0.84 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 170.0 3035.0 0.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NIACIN 39 Leaf 2.0 36.0 -0.75 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
OXALIC-ACID 9 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.
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteoporotic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiosteoporotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 7 (View Chemicals list for Antioxidant) Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 (View Chemicals list for Antioxidant (LDL)) Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiozenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipapillomic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiparkinsonian) Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiparotitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 (View Chemicals list for Antipellagric) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiperiodontic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiperiodontitic) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiperoxidant) Duke, 1992 *
AntiPGE2 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiPGE2) Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiphotophobic) Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipityriasic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiplaque) Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
Antiplasmodial 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiplasmodial) Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiPMS) Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipneumonic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 (View Chemicals list for Antipodriac) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antipoliomyelitic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.