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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BETA-VETIVONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BHARATPUROL-I | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BHARATPUROL-II | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BICYCLODECENONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CADINA-7-11(12_OR_13)-DIENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CADINA-9,11(12_OR_13)-DIENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CADINANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CADINANE-SESQUITERPENES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 2800.0 | 3100.0 | -1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 450000.0 | 474000.0 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
CYCLOCOPACAMPHENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CYCLOCOPACAMPHENIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CYCLOCOPACAMPHENOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
D-ALPHA-AMORPHENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DIACETYL | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
ELEMOL | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
EO | 0 | Root | not available | 15000.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
EPICYCLOCOPACAMPHENIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
EPIKHUSINOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
Antitumor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antitumor (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antitussive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiulcer | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Antiviral | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anxiolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Apoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |