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Common Names
Muira Puama
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 66000.0 | 1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 62000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 8000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 29000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| CEROTIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Toyota, A., Ninomiya, R., Kobayashi, H., Kawanishi, K., Uhara, Y., Kato, A., Hashimoto, Y. 1979. Studies of Brazilian Crude Drugs. 1. Muira-Puama. Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 33: 57-64. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Felcman, J., Braganca, M. L. T. 1988. Chromium in Plants Comparison Between the Concentration of Chromium in Brazilian Nonhypo and Hypoglycemic Plants. Biol. Trace Element Res. 17, 1: 11-16. |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Toyota, A., Ninomiya, R., Kobayashi, H., Kawanishi, K., Uhara, Y., Kato, A., Hashimoto, Y. 1979. Studies of Brazilian Crude Drugs. 1. Muira-Puama. Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 33: 57-64. |
| CUBEBENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | 1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| DOTRIACONTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Toyota, A., Ninomiya, R., Kobayashi, H., Kawanishi, K., Uhara, Y., Kato, A., Hashimoto, Y. 1979. Studies of Brazilian Crude Drugs. 1. Muira-Puama. Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 33: 57-64. |
| ELIXENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 51000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| EO | 0 | Wood | not available | 500.0 | -1.35 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ERGOSTA-4-6-8(14)-22-TETRAEN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Ito, Y., Hirayama, F., Aikawa, Y., Kondo, H., Sagara, K., Shoji, J. 1995. Constituents from Muira-Puama (The Roots of Ptychopetalum olacoides). Nat. Med. 49, 4: 487. |
| ERGOSTEROL-PEROXIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Ito, Y., Hirayama, F., Aikawa, Y., Kondo, H., Sagara, K., Shoji, J. 1995. Constituents from Muira-Puama (The Roots of Ptychopetalum olacoides). Nat. Med. 49, 4: 487. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Ito, Y., Hirayama, F., Aikawa, Y., Kondo, H., Sagara, K., Shoji, J. 1995. Constituents from Muira-Puama (The Roots of Ptychopetalum olacoides). Nat. Med. 49, 4: 487. |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 5000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| HENTRIACONTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Toyota, A., Ninomiya, R., Kobayashi, H., Kawanishi, K., Uhara, Y., Kato, A., Hashimoto, Y. 1979. Studies of Brazilian Crude Drugs. 1. Muira-Puama. Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 33: 57-64. |
| HEPTACOSANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Toyota, A., Ninomiya, R., Kobayashi, H., Kawanishi, K., Uhara, Y., Kato, A., Hashimoto, Y. 1979. Studies of Brazilian Crude Drugs. 1. Muira-Puama. Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 33: 57-64. |
| LIGNOCERIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 5 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ovicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perfumery | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |