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Plant Santolina chamaecyparissus (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Lavender Cotton
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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
6-METHOXY-FLAVONES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN 43 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-2-{4-(5-FORMYL-2-THIENYL)BUT-3-YN-1-ENYL}-FURAN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower not available 8600.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
HISPIDULIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTH-1-EN-4-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPETIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-COUMARIC-ACID 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PATULETIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTOLINARIGENIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHELLANDRAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHELLANDRENE 4 Plant not available not available 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
Antileukotriene 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antinephritic 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.
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinociceptive 2 Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiosteotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antioxidant 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperoxidant 4 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiplaque 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipolio 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.