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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Typical Mountain Mint
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
PIPERITENONE 3 Shoot 312.0 464.0 -0.29 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
PULEGONE 28 Shoot 23088.0 34336.0 0.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
SABINENE 5 Shoot 39.0 1856.0 1.68 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Shoot Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-ISOPULEGONE 0 Shoot 234.0 348.0 2.75 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antioxidant 4 *
Antipharyngitic 1 *
Antiplaque 1 *
Antipneumonic 1 *
Antiproliferant 2 *
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipyretic 2 *
Antiradicular 3 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 1 *
Antirhinitic 1 *
Antisalmonella 3 *
Antiseptic 10 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antisinusitic 1 *
Antispasmodic 10 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 5 *
Antistreptococcic 1 *
Antitubercular 1 *
Antitumor 3 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 *