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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Schinus molle (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
California Peppertree, Mastic-Tree, Peruvian Peppertree
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
3-EPIMASTICADIENOLALIC-ACID 0 Plant *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit *
ASH 0 Fruit 54700.0 -0.05 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Fruit *
BETA-PINENE 13 Fruit *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf *
BETA-SPATHULENE 0 Plant *
CAMPHENE 9 Fruit *
CARVACROL 37 Fruit *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Fruit *
D-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Fruit *
D-LIMONENE 19 Fruit *
EO 0 Flower 21000.0 0.28 *
EO 0 Fruit 33500.0 52000.0 0.19 *
EO 0 Leaf 2000.0 10000.0 -0.14 *
ETHYL-PHENOL 0 Fruit *
FAT 0 Fruit 77000.0 124000.0 0.31 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 155000.0 0.13 *
FISETIN 15 Bark *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Bark *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Apoptotic 7 (View) *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 (View) Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Astringent 1 (View) Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 2 (View) Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
Beta-Blocker 1 (View) *
Bradycardiac 1 (View) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchodilator 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Cancer-Preventive 9 (View) Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 8 (View) Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillariprotective 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 5 (View) *
Cardioprotective 2 (View) *
Carminative 1 (View) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 (View) *
Catabolic 1 (View) *
Chelator 1 (View) *