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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,11-DEHYDROERGOSTEROL-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. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Wood | not available | 5000.0 | 1.54 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 7000.0 | 1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 32000.0 | 1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-ELEMENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | -1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-GUAIENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 6000.0 | -1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 92000.0 | not available | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 8000.0 | -1.00 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 259000.0 | 1.67 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ALPHA-RESINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | 6000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -0.77 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| BEHENIC-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. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | -0.85 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 77000.0 | 0.31 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 78000.0 | -0.11 | Uber Bucek, E., Fournier, G., Dadoun, H. 1987. Volatile Constituents of Ptychopetalum olacoides Root Oil. Planta Med. 53, 2: 231. |
| BETA-RESINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | 7000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | 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. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | 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. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7. |
| Antimononuccleotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimutagenic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimycoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxalate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 7 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |