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Plant Schinus molle (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree
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
GLUCOSE 7 Fruit not available 190000.0 1.12 Duke, 1992 *
ISOMASTICADIENONALIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMASTICADIENONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-PHELLANDRENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCODELPHINIDIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PEPERIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERILLALDEHYDE 11 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 75000.0 85000.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SOBREROL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYLVESTRINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Bark not available 230000.0 0.78 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Vasodilator 4 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vibriocide 1 Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229