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Plant Sassafras albidum (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Sassafras
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CALCIUM 28 Stem 913.0 10360.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE 9 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
CAPRIC-ACID 3 Seed 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.
CAPRYLIC-ACID 5 Seed 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.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Root not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 1.0 2.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Stem 0.0 2.6 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMOLAURINE 0 Root not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CITRAL 53 Leaf 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.
COBALT 2 Stem 0.0 0.6 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERALDEHYDE 0 Root not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
COPAENE 1 Root not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
COPPER 12 Leaf 1.6 102.0 2.05 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Stem 0.2 56.0 -0.24 Duke, 1992 *
D-2,3-DIHYDROXY-1-(3,4-METHYLENDIOXYPHENYL)-PROPANE 0 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.
D-CAMPHOR 0 Root 600.0 1200.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
D-PHELLANDRENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-SESAMIN 0 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.
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf 0.2 12.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiatherosclerotic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 21 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.