Plant Populus balsamifera (Salicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Balsam Poplar

How this plant is used

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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
(-)-CURCURMENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
11-EICOSANIC-ACID	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2',6'-DIOXY-4'-METHOXY-BETA-PHENYLPROPIOPHENONE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE	3	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-5-PHENYLVALERIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE	6	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AZELAINIC-ACID	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID	1	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHENYLETHYLALCOHOL	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BISABOLENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BISABOLOL	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADINENE	4	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE	31	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CEROTINIC-ACID	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID	18	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL	3	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antimelanogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	3	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antineuralgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	2	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antionychyotic	1	Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	2	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplasmodial	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipodagric	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antiprostaglandin	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular	1	Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antirheumatic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antirhinoviral	1	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	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic	2	Duke, 1992 *