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Plant Polianthes tuberosa (Agavaceae)

Common Names
Tuberose
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
5-(1-BUTENYL)-DIHYDRO-2(3H)-FURANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-(2-HEXENYL)-DIHYDRO-2(3H)-FURANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9(11)-DEHYDROHECOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower 800.0 15000.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL 17 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSAN 0 Bulb not available 70000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HECOGENIN 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORINE 28 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ANTHRANILATE 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-BENZOATE 4 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-VANILLIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL 10 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NERYL-ACETATE 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 7 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Anaphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 4 Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
Anticancer 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticholinesterase 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Anticonvulsant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 95.