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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Plectranthus incanus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Lal Agada
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
ALPHA-CADINENE 0 Shoot 40.0 2.00 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Shoot 25.0 -0.06 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Shoot 25.0 -0.18 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Shoot 30.0 -0.51 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot 100.0 -0.21 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
BETA-CUBEBENE 0 Shoot 20.0 -0.22 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
CIS-PIPERITONE-OXIDE 0 Shoot 1250.0 -0.56 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Shoot 30.0 -0.16 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
EO 0 Shoot 3500.0 -0.63 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
FENCHONE 6 Shoot 170.0 0.21 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
HYDROXYPIPERITONES 0 Shoot 7.0 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
LIMONENE 60 Shoot 65.0 -0.30 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
PIPERITENONE 3 Shoot 65.0 -0.44 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
PIPERITENONE-OXIDE 2 Shoot 1575.0 -0.29 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
TRANS-PIPERITONE-OXIDE 0 Shoot 0.4 -0.75 Shah, G.C., Bhandari, R. & Mathela, C.S. 1992. 1,2-Epoxy-p-Menthane Derivatives from some Labiatae Species. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4: 57-59.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antilymphomic 1 (View) *
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 (View) *
Antimutagenic 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antiobesity 1 (View) *
Antirhinoviral 1 (View) 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 1 (View) *
Antispasmodic 1 (View) Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistreptococcic 1 (View) *
Antitumor 2 (View) 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) 1 (View) *
Antitumor (Colon) 1 (View) *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 (View) *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 (View) *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 (View) *
Antiulcer 1 (View) Yamahara, J., et al. Stomachic principles in ginger. II. Pungent and anti-ulcer effects of low polar constituents isolated from ginger, the dried rhizoma of... Yakugaku Zasshi 112: 645-655 (1992).
Antiviral 2 (View) *
Apoptotic 1 (View) *
Bronchoprotectant 1 (View) *
Cancer-Preventive 1 (View) Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidistat 1 (View) *