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Plant Salvia officinalis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Sage
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
THUJONE 17 Leaf 1453.0 12636.0 1.41 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
THUJONE 17 Plant 2500.0 13000.0 1.99 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
THUJONE 17 Et not available 457000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Leaf 1.3 8.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-3-HEXENAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ALLO-OCIMENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Leaf 10.0 56.0 1.68 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SABINOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
TRANS-SABINOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SALVENE 0 Essential Oil not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICYCLENE 0 Leaf 15.0 84.0 1.36 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
TRICYCLENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 3000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
URS-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 14.0 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
Anticancer (Esophagus) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Mouth) 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 6 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 12 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticatarrh 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticephalagic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 3 Duke, 1992 *