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Common Names
Balkan Sideritis
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Epileptigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29. |
| Expectorant | 5 | 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. |
| FLavor | 8 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fumigant | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Fungicide | 6 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Fungistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroirritant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gastrosedative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hallucinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Herbicide | 3 | 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. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Yu, S.G., Anderson, P.J., and Elson, C.E. 1995. Efficacy of B-Ionone in the Chemoprevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2144-2147. |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Insect-Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |