Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Blumea balsamifera

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): ngai camphor
Crop Use(s): spice/herb/condiment
Reference Source(s): douglas
Number of Papers/Mentions: 5

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Hossain, A. B. M. E. and S. A. Khan (1994). Use of epidermal characters for the identification of Blumea (Compositae) species from Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany 23(2): 147-154. Dep. Botany, Jahangirnagar Univ., Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Hulka, G. F., J. Prazman, et al. (1993). Use of poly-L-aspartic acid to inhibit aminoglycoside cochlear ototoxicity. American Journal of Otology 14(4): 352-356. {a} Otolaryngol.-Head and Neck Surgery, 610 Burnett Womack Build., CB No. 7070, University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA

Xu, S. B., W. F. Chen, et al. (1993). Protective action of blumeatin against experimental liver injuries. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 14(4): 376-378. Dep. Biol., Sunyatsen Univ., Guangzhou 510275, China

Barua, N. C. and R. P. Sharma (1992). (2R,3R)-7,5'-Dimethoxy-3,5,2'-trihydroxyflavanone from Blumea balsamifera. Phytochemistry Oxford 31(11): 4040. Div. Natural Products Chem., Regional Res. Lab., Jorhat 785006, India

Rimando, A. M., S. Inoshiri, et al. (1987). Screening for mast cell histamine release inhibitory activity of Philippine medicinal plants: Active constituent of Ehretia microphylla. Shoyakugaku Zasshi 41(3): 242-247.

Fujimoto, Y., A. Soemartono, et al. (1109). Sesquiterpenelactones from Blumea balsamifera. Phytochemistry 27(4): 1109-1112.

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Index of common names:
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