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 (soap bark tree) | 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 (Guava tree) | 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 |