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Cinnamon Sandalwood Myrrh Frankincense Bark isolates are chemicals which have been extracted from bark . Prominent medical examples are salicylic acid (active metabolite of aspirin ) and paclitaxel (Taxol ). The pharmacology of bark isolates is an ongoing topic of medical research.
Isolate
Bark source
Researched activity
Paclitaxel , taxanes
Taxus chemotherapeutic
Paeonol
Paeonia suffruticosa [ 1] various
Honokiol , 4-O-methylhonokiol , magnolol , obovatol
Magnolia neurotrophic & anti-inflammatory
Salicylic acid
Salix alba antipyretic , analgesic
Yohimbine , corynanthine , ajmalicine , rauwolscine
west African evergreen
MAOI , stimulant
beta-carbolines , harmala alkaloids
numerous
MAOI
Cinnamon , camphor , cinnamaldehyde
Cinnamomum blood sugar stabilizer, antioxidant
Quinine , quinidine , cinchonidine , cinchonine
Cinchona antipyretic, analgesic, antimalarial
Safrole
Sassafras
Huáng bǎi
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense )
TCM
Strictamine
Alstonia scholaris
Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra )
demulcent
Geniposidic acid
Eucommia ulmoides
N-methyltryptamine , serotonin analogs
numerous species from Brazil, Mexico , Taiwan
serotonin agonist , neuroimmunologic modulator
Quassin
Quassia amara various
Celastrol
Tripterygium wilfordii [ 2] various
Mitraphylline
Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa )
anti-inflammatory
Ellagic acid , rutin , gallic acid , ethyl gallate [ 3] Ailanthus altissima various
Coronaridine , voacangine , ibogamine , ibogaine , tabernanthine
Voacanga africana Tabernanthe iboga neuroimmunologic modulator
Lapachol , quercetin
Pau D'Arco (Handroanthus impetiginosus
therapeutic naphthoquinone
Icariin
Eucommia PDE5 inhibitor
Baicalin
Oroxylum indicum prolyl endopeptidase inhibitor
Frankincense , incensole
Boswellia sacra Boswellia incensole is a TRPV3 agonist
QS21
Quillaja saponaria potential immunologic adjuvant
Sandalwood oil , α-Santalol , β-Santalol
Sandalwood (Santalum )
Ayurvedic component
Bergenin , α-viniferin , ε-viniferin , diptoindonesin A
Bergenia ligulata Dryobalanops aromatica Mallotus japonicus component of Ayurvedic medicine "Paashaanbhed"
Phenolic lactones
Caesalpinia paraguariensis component of Bolivian traditional medicine
Erythravine
Erythrina mulungu Brazilian medicinal plant
Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory compounds
Psidium guajava component of traditional medicine
Perfume resin
Agarwood / Oud Wood
aromatherapy
Opopanax , balsam , bdellium , bisabol
Myrrh (Commiphora )
component of Eastern-Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, and North-African, traditional medicine
Rotenoids , piscidone
Jamaican dogwood (Piscidia piscipula )
component of Caribbean traditional medicine
See also
Notes
^ Cai J, Chen S, Zhang W, Hu S, Lu J, Xing J, et al. (2014). "Paeonol reverses paclitaxel resistance in human breast cancer cells by regulating the expression of transgelin 2" . Phytomedicine . 21 (7): 984–91. doi :10.1016/j.phymed.2014.02.012 . PMID 24680370 . ^ Yang H, Chen D, Cui QC, Yuan X, Dou QP (2006). "Celastrol, a triterpene extracted from the Chinese "Thunder of God Vine," is a potent proteasome inhibitor and suppresses human prostate cancer growth in nude mice" . Cancer Res . 66 (9): 4758–65. doi :10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-4529 PMID 16651429 . ^ Lou KQ, Tang WZ, Wang XJ (2012). "[Study on chemical constituents from flowers of Ailanthus altissima]" . Zhong Yao Cai . 35 (10): 1605–7. PMID 23627124 .
