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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Syringa vulgaris (Oleaceae)

Common Names
Lilac
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
JASMINIDINE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
JASMINININE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
LIGUSTROLIDE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
LINALOL 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MANNITOL 18 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MANNITOL 18 Lh ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
METHYL-BENZYL-ETHER 0 Flower Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-EUGENOL 20 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NEOACETOSIDE 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
NEUZHISIDE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
OCIMENE 2 Flower Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
OEUROPEIN 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
RUTIN 87 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
SEDOHEPTULOSE 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SINAPYLALCOHOL 1 Leaf Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYRINGENONE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
SYRINGIN 9 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SYRINGOPICRIN 0 Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SYRINGOPICROSIDE 1 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
SYRINGOXSIDE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiTGF-beta 1 *
Antithrombogenic 1 *
Antithromboxane 1 *
Antithyroid 1 *
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitumor 3 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Colon) 1 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 *
Antitumor (Lung) 2 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 2 *
Antiulcer 3 *
Antivaricose 1 *
Antiviral 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Apoptotic 3 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 *