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 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%)

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.