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Plant Sideritis scardica (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Balkan Sideritis
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
NEROLIDOL 11 Shoot not available 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 not available 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 not available 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 not available 135.0 not available Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
THUJONE 17 Shoot not available 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 not available 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 not available 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 not available 105.0 not available Menkovic, N., et al. 1991. The Essential Oil of Sideritis scardica. Pl. Med. 57. Suppl. 2. pp. A137-A132.
YLANGENE 1 Shoot not available 18.0 not available 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antipruritic 2 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Antipyretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 2 Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8.
Antirheumatic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antisalmonella 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 9 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antisinusitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antispasmodic 9 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitartar 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiTNF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 4 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.
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antiulcer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivulvitic 1 Duke, 1992 *