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Common Names
White Sandalwood
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (E)-5-(2,3-DIMETHYL-3-NORTRICYCYL)-PENT-3-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-ALPHA-SANTALAL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-BETA-SANTALAL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-ALLOHYDROXYPROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-FURFURYL-PYRROLE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-METHOXY-4-ALLYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11-METHYL-7-OXA-TETRACYCLODODECANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-3-METHYLENENORBORNAN-2-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-(P-TOLYL)-VALERALDEHYDE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-CYCLOHEX-3-EN-1-YL-METHYL-KETONE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-CYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIEN-1-YL-METHYL-KETONE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-GUAIACOL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-VINYL-GUAIACOL | 4 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-VINYL-PHENOL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,6-DIMETHYL-5-NORBORNEN-EXO-2-OL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CURCUMENE | 3 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SANTALENE | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SANTALIC-ACID | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 1 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| 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. |
| Perfumery | 10 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pesticide | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Propecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633. |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Rodenticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 6 | 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 |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Sweetener | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Transdermal | 2 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Trichomonicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonistat | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |