Alpha Cadinol

Updated on Jan 17, 2024

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Molar mass 222.37 g/mol		Appearance white crystalline

α-Cadinol or 10α-hydroxy-4-cadinene is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol.

Natural occurrence

This compound is found in essential oils and extracts of many plants, such as

Agrotaxis selaginoides,

Tabernaemontana catharinensis

Litsea acutivena (7.7%),

Salvia aratocensis (20%),

Protium giganteum (7%),

Uvaria ovata root bark (13–24%),

Plinia trunciflora (19%)

Tanacetum sonbolii (35%)

Schisandra chinensis berries (5%),

Melia azedarach (11%),

Neolitsea parvigemma (10%),

Tetradenia riparia (8%)

α-Cadinol was said to act as anti-fungal and as hepatoprotective, and was proposed as a possible remedy for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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