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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Sideritis scardica (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Balkan Sideritis
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
NEROLIDOL 11 Shoot 145.0 0.03 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
PATCHOULENE 2 Shoot 16.0 0.46 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL 4 Shoot 57.0 0.11 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
PENTYLCYCLOPROPANE 0 Shoot 135.0 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
THUJONE 17 Shoot 20.0 -1.03 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
THUJOPSENE 2 Shoot 47.0 1.41 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
THYMOL 71 Shoot 21.0 -0.33 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
TRANS-MENTHONE 0 Shoot 105.0 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
YLANGENE 1 Shoot 18.0 Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibacillus 1 *
Antibacterial 10 *
Antibronchitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Anticancer 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 *
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 *
Anticariogenic 5 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticholinesterase 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Antidandruff 1 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Wealth of India.
Antidysenteric 1 Wealth of India.
Antidysmenorrheic 1 *
Antiemetic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiescherichic 1 *
Antifeedant 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.
Antifibrositic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigenotoxic 1 *
Antihalitosic 2 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihelicobacter 1 *