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Plant Vetiveria zizanioides (Poaceae)

Common Names
Cus-Cus, Vetiver, Cuscus Grass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-KHUSITENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CADINANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Root not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7:3-CADALENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLO-KHUSINOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CALACORANE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ISOVETIVENENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Root not available 15.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Root not available 165.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-VETISPIRENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-VETIVENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-VETIVENENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-VETIVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 53000.0 90000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ISOVETISPIRENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Root not available 15.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-VETISPIRINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-VETIVENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-VETIVENENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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