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Plant Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Brazilian 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-ALPHA-HYDROXYMASTICODIENONIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BAURENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARDOL 4 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
EO 0 Seed 250000.0 450000.0 5.14 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed 80000.0 322000.0 0.30 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LEUCOCYANIDIN 1 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
MASTICODIENONIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
MYRICETIN 34 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PHELLANDRENE 4 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 108000.0 -1.12 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RESIN 0 Bark not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SCHINOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TANNIN 35 Bark not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TEREBINTHIFOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TEREBINTHONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
TRIACONTANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hypocholesterolemic 1 Martindale's 30th
Hypoglycemic 3 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunosuppressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Insulinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Irritant 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
JNK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Larvistat 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *