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Common Names
Sage
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | 5.0 | 2449.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Stem | not available | 1214.0 | 1.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Essential Oil | 52300.0 | 142500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Leaf | 200.0 | 9968.0 | 2.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 174000.0 | 356000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Et | not available | 151000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-URSOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETULIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | 15.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Essential Oil | 19700.0 | 156000.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 16000.0 | 250000.0 | 2.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Shoot | not available | 7000.0 | 6.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Et | not available | 79000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | 17900.0 | 59000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 63500.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Et | not available | 26000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Shoot | 5.0 | 1780.0 | 2.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | 25.0 | 41.0 | -0.55 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Osteoblastogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 1 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 29 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromonal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Piscicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |