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Common Names
Sassafras
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Stem | 6.0 | 740.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANETHOLE | 36 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| APIOLE | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASARONE | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 33000.0 | 68000.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 24000.0 | 26000.0 | -0.66 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Stem | 11000.0 | 37000.0 | -1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Leaf | 10.0 | 204.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARIUM | 0 | Stem | 6.0 | 370.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | 30.0 | 90.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 0.1 | 2.4 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf | 0.0 | 11.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| BOLDINE | 29 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | 2.0 | 48.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | 1.0 | 26.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 2607.0 | 17680.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphetaminagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |