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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
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 *
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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
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.