Table 1.
Major components of fruits and leaves of Iranian conifers
| Plant name | Plant part | Chemical components (average content)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Flavonoids | Saponin | Tannins | Volatile oil (% v/w) | ||
| C. semipervirens var. horizontalis | Leaves | – | 2+ | 4+ | 3+ | 0.50 |
| C. semipervirens var. horizontalis | Fruits | – | 1+ | 4+ | 4+ | 0.38 |
| C. semipervirens var. semipervirens | Leaves | – | 1+ | 1+ | 1+ | 0.10 |
| C. semipervirens var. semipervirens | Fruits | – | – | 1+ | 2+ | 0.30 |
| C. semipervirens cv. Cereifeormis | Leaves | – | 3+ | 1+ | 3+ | 0.20 |
| C. semipervirens cv. Cereifeormis | Fruits | – | 2+ | 1+ | 4+ | 0.12 |
| J. communis subsp. hemisphaerica, | Leaves (male) | – | 3+ | 1+ | 4+ | 0.57 |
| J. communis subsp. hemisphaerica, | Leaves (female) | – | 3+ | 1+ | 4+ | 0.35 |
| J. communis subsp. hemisphaerica, | Fruits | – | 1+ | 4+ | 1+ | 0.67 |
| J. excelsa subsp. excelsa | leaves | – | 1+ | 2+ | 1.20 | |
| J. excelsa subsp. excelsa | Fruits | – | 2+ | 1+ | 1+ | 1.00 |
| J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos | Leaves (male) | – | 3+ | 4+ | 4+ | 0.96 |
| J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos | Leaves (female) | – | 3+ | 1+ | 2+ | 0.61 |
| J. excelsa subsp. polycarpos | Fruits | – | 2+ | 1+ | 2+ | 0.69 |
| J. oblonga | Leaves (male) | – | 3+ | 1+ | 4+ | 0.60 |
| J. oblonga | Leaves (female) | – | 3+ | 1+ | 4+ | 0.30 |
| J. oblonga | Fruits | – | 3+ | 1+ | 2+ | 0.70 |
| J. foetidissima | Leaves (male) | – | 4+ | – | 3+ | 0.72 |
| J. foetidissima | Leaves (female) | – | 4+ | – | 2+ | 0.60 |
| J. foetidissima | Fruits | – | 4+ | – | 2+ | 3.02 |
| J. sabina | Leaves (male) | – | 3+ | – | 2+ | 0.6 |
| J. sabina | Leaves (female) | – | 3+ | – | 1+ | 1.00 |
| J. sabina | Fruits | – | – | – | – | 1.50 |
| P. orientalis | Leaves | – | 3+ | 1+ | 2+ | 0.5 |
| P. orientalis | Fruits | – | 2+ | – | 3+ | 1.5 |
| T. baccata | Leaves (male) | 2+ | 4+ | 4+ | 3+ | – |
| T. baccata | Leaves (female) | 3+ | 2+ | – | 3+ | – |
| T. baccata | Fruits | 1+ | – | – | 4+ | – |
*Average content was rated from - to 4+; +, slightly positive; ++, moderately positive; +++, strongly positive; ++++, very strongly positive; –, not detected.