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Plant Tilia sp. (Tiliaceae)

Common Names
Basswood; Lime; Linden
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
2-PHENYLETHANOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHYL-BENZOATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PHENYLETHYLPHENYLACETATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AFZELIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 21000.0 66000.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 232000.0 727000.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 575000.0 653000.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-TRANS-FARNESOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-TRANS-FARNESYL-ACETATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 6 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiviral 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Apifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Apoptotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 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.
Ascaricide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).