Plant Styrax benzoin (Styracaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Common Names

Benzoin; Onycha; Styrax

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
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID	20	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID	18	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-CINNAMATE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERYL-BENZOATE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERYL-CINNAMATE	0	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLPROPYL-CINNAMATE	0	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
STYRENE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUMARESINOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN	28	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Insectifuge?	1	Martindale's 28th
Irritant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	1	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Narcotic	2	Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide	1	Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
Perfumery	2	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide	4	Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sedative	1	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Termiticide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	1	Duke, 1992 *