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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 1 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 12 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 5 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 3 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | 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. |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 1 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |