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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 |
|---|---|---|
| FLavor | 13 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 5 | HerbalGram No. 17. |
| Fungistat | 1 | Laekeman, G.M., Van Hoof, L., Haemers, A., Vanden Berghe, D.A., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. Eugenol a Valuable Compound for In Vitro Experimental Research and Worthwhile for Further In Vivo Investigation. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 93, 1990. |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Hemolytic | 2 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 4 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotriglyceridemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insect-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |