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
Hepatotropic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Histamine-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypnotic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Immunostimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Irritant	2	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.
Larvicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative	1	Duke, 1992 *
Leukotriene-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	3	Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator	1	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Mosquitocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	1	Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Perfumery	3	Merck 11th Edition
Pesticide	10	Duke, 1992 *
Pheromone	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Prooxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic	2	Duke, 1992 *