Common Names
California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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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 * |
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 |