Table 5 Summary of chemical compounds identified from the Schinus molle L. wood branch extracts and their general biological activities (Modified from Dr. Duke’s: Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases)

1- Stigmast-5-en-3-ol

Antihepatotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antiophidic, antioxidant; antiviral, artemicide, cancer-preventive, estrogenic, hypocholesterolemic, ovulant; sedative

2- Stearic acid, 3-(octadecyloxy)propylester

5-alpha-reductase-inhibitor, cosmetic, flavor, hypocholesterolemic; lubricant, perfumery; propecic, suppository

3- Dodecanoic acid, 1a,2,5,5a,6,9,10,10a-octah

ydro-5,5a-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,7,9-tetra

methyl-11-oxo-1H-2,8a-methanocyclopenta[a]cyclopr

opa[e]cyclodecen-6-yl ester

Flavor

5- (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid -2,3- dihydroxypropyl ester

Analgesic, antipyretic, anticonvulsant, antiseptic

6- Acetic acid, 17-(1-acetoxy-ethyl)-10,13 -dimethyl-3-oxo-2,3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a] phenanthren-11-yl

Acidulant, antibacterial, antiotitic, antisalmonella, antivaginitic, expectorant, fungicide, keratitigenic, mucolytic, osteolytic, perfumery, pesticide, protisticide, spermicide, ulcerogenic, verrucolytic

7- 2-Naphthalene methanol, decahydro-α,α,4a-trimethyl-8-methylene

Cataractagenic

8- 6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester

Anti-inflammatory, hypocholesterolemic, cancer-preventive, hepatoprotective, nematicide, insectifuge antihistaminic, antiarthritic, anticoronary, antieczemic, antiacne, 5-α reductase inhibitor antiandrogenic

2,3-Dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one

Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory

10- 2-(1-Phenanthryl)benzaldehyde

Allergenic, anesthetic, antibacterial, anticancer, antimutagenic, antipeptic, antiseptic, antisp, nematicide, insecticide, pesticide

11- (1-Butylheptyl)-benzene

Antimicrobial

12- 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diisooctyl ester

Antimicrobial antifouling

13- Torreyol

Pesticide, termiticide

14- Benzene, (1-pentylheptyl)

Antimicrobial

15- Caryophyllene oxide

Antiedemic, antifeedant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, calcium-antagonist, fungicide, insecticide, pesticide

16- Hexadecanoic acid, phenylmethyl ester

Antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic, antiandrogenic, hemolyti

17- (1-Propylnonyl)-benzene

Antimicrobial

18- (Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid

Cancer-preventive, insectifuge

19- α-Phellandrene

Hyperthermic, Irritant, Spasmogenic, Tumor-Promoter;

20- (1-methyldecyl)-benzene

Antimicrobial

21- Limonene

AChE-inhibitor, acaricide, allelochemic, allergenic, antiacetylcholinesterase, antiadenomic, antialzheimeran, antiasthmatic, antibacterial; anticancer, antiesophagitic, antifeedant, antiflu, anti-inflammatory, antilithic, antilymphomic, antimetastatic (stomach), antimutagenic, antiobesity, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitumor, antitumor (breast), antitumor (colon), antitumor (pancreas), antitumor (prostate), antitumor (stomach), antiviral, apoptotic, bronchoprotectant, cancer-preventive, candidistat, chemopreventive, cholesterolytic, detoxicant, enterocontractant, expectorant, flavor, fungiphilic, fungistat, GST-inducer, herbicide, histaminic, immunomodulator, insecticide, insectifuge, interleukin-6-inhibitor, irritant, lipolytic, myorelaxant, nematicide, ornithine-decarboxylase-inhibitor, ozone-scavenger, peristaltic, pesticide, photosensitizer, sedative, transdermal

22- Myrcene

ACE-inhibitor, aldose-reductase-inhibitor, allergenic, analgesic, antibacterial, anticonvulsant, antimutagenic, antinitrosaminic, antinociceptive,; antioxidant, antispasmodic, chemopreventive; flavor; fungicide, hypothermic, insectifuge, irritant, myorelaxant, perfumery, pesticide

23- (1-Butyloctyl)-benzene

Antimicrobial