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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Plectranthus barbatus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-FERRUGINOL 0 Leaf Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
1,9-DIDEOXY-7-DEACETYL-FORSKOHLIN 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
1,9-DIDEOXYFORSKOHLIN 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
20-DEOXOCARNOSOL 0 Stem 600.0 1.00 Phytochemistry, 23: 1677.
3BETA-HYDROXY-3-DEOXYBARBATUSIN 0 Leaf 140.0 *
6BETA,7BETA,9ALPHA-TRIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
6BETA-HYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
6BETA-HYDROXY-CARNOSOL 0 Leaf Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
7BETA-ACETOXY-6BETA,9ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
8,13-EPOXY-LABD-14-EN-11-ONE 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
9-DEOXYFORSKOHLIN 0 Plant Phytochemistry, 29: 821.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil 7000.0 100000.0 1.99 *
ALPHA-FENCHYL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil 7000.0 100000.0 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Essential Oil 82000.0 236000.0 1.00 *
BARBATUSIN 0 Leaf 3000.0 *
BARBATUSIN 0 Plant Abstract (See species file)
BARBATUSOL 0 Leaf Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
BARBATUSOL 0 Stem 1500.0 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root Essent. Oil 13000.0 -0.43 *
BORNEOL 35 Essential Oil 30000.0 239000.0 1.45 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Abortifacient 1 *
ACTH-genic 1 *
Adenylate-Cyclase-Activator 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 *
Allelochemic 1 *
Amebicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 1.
Analgesic 1 *
Antiacetylcholine 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.
Antiaggregant 1 *
Antiasthmatic 1 *
Antibacterial 2 *
Antibronchitic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiescherichic 1 *
Antifeedant 1 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 1 *
Antiinflammatory 2 *
Antimetastatic 1 *