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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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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
(+)-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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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
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Martindale's 28th
Anesthetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *