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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
PHLOBAPHENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 36000.0 113000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 162000.0 184000.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE-7-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-RHAMNOSIDE-XYLOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUALENE 10 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTANOL 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXEROL 2 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEOL 18 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRACOSANE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TILIROSIDE 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 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
Paralytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 11 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 22 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
ProHLDL 1 Duke, 1992 *
Proliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 1 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.