Α-Cadinol

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 catharinensisLitsea acutivena,Salvia aratocensis,Protium giganteum,Uvaria ovata root bark,Plinia trunciflora Tanacetum sonbolii Schisandra chinensis berries,Melia azedarach,Neolitsea parvigemma,
''Tetradenia riparia''

Biological activity

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