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Plant Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Patchouli
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
1,10-EPOXY-ALPHABULNESENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ALPHA,5-ALPHA-EPOXY-ALPHA-GUAIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-BETA,5-BETA-EPOXY-ALPHA-GUAIENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLHEXANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BULNESENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BULNESENE-OXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BULNESONE 0 Plant 1260.0 5460.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GUAIENE 0 Plant 1261.0 5460.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-GUAIENE-OXIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PATCHOULENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-(-6'-P-COUMAROYL)-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENE 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PATCHOULENE 0 Plant 120.0 464.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Adrenergic 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.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 1 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Anesthetic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.