Common Names
Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KHISONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSILAL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSIMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSIMONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSIMYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSIMYL-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 4845.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSINOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSINOLOXIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSIOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSITOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSITONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
KHUSOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
L-DELTA-CADINOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
L-GAMMA-2-CADINENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
L-GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LAEVOJUNEOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LAEVOJUNESSOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
LIMONENE | 60 | Root | not available | 15.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Pesticide | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
Phytoalexin | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
Prooxidant | 1 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
Propecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
Rubefacient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Sedative | 6 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Spasmogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Spermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Sweetener | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Tranquilizer | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |