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Plant Pogostemon cablin (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Patchouli
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytotoxic 3 Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dermal 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Dermatitigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Differentiator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Emetic 2 Martindale's 29th
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Estrogenic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Expectorant 4 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor 12 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry