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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Populus balsamifera (Salicaceae)

Common Names
Balsam Poplar
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
(-)-CURCURMENE 0 Plant *
1-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf *
11-EICOSANIC-ACID 0 Bark *
2',6'-DIOXY-4'-METHOXY-BETA-PHENYLPROPIOPHENONE 0 Essential Oil *
2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE 3 Bark *
3-HYDROXY-5-PHENYLVALERIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Essential Oil *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Plant *
AZELAINIC-ACID 0 Bark *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Bark *
BETA-PHENYLETHYLALCOHOL 0 Essential Oil *
BISABOLENE 0 Essential Oil *
BISABOLOL 0 Essential Oil *
CADINENE 4 Essential Oil *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Essential Oil *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Plant *
CEROTINIC-ACID 0 Bark *
CINEOLE 0 Plant *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Leaf *
CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL 3 Essential Oil *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Choleretic 3 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Clastogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Collagen-Sparing 1 *
Cosmetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytoprotective 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.
Cytotoxic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Diaphoretic? 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Diuretic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
DNA-Active 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 *
FEMA 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FLavor 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 7 Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Gastroprotective 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 *
Hepatoprotective 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 210.