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
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Sedative	3	Duke, 1992 *
Soporific	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Stomachic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Sunscreen	1	Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Teratogenic	1	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Termitifuge	1	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Tonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic	1	Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Uterorelaxant	1	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Vasoconstrictor	1	Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vermifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.