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

Common Names

Balsam Poplar

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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 *
D-CATECHIN	4	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROMYRICETIN	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FARNESENE	2	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID-BENZYLESTER	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HUMULENE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID-ESTER	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID-ESTER	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTACOSANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
N-NONACOSANE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTACOSANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID-ESTER	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OMEGA-SALICYLOYL-SALICIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID	25	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID-ESTER	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID-ESTER	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POPULIN	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POPULOSIDE	0	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PYROCATECHIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3,7-DIMETHYLETHER	0	Bark	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 *