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Plant Dianthus barbatus (Caryophyllaceae)

Common Names
Sweet William
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARABINOSE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN 7 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARBATOSIDE-A 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARBATOSIDE-B 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-PINITOL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIANTHIN-29 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUCOSE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-SOPHOROSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-LEUCINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANNOSE 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUILLAIC-ACID 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOSE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadhesive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiinflammatory 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antileukemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiUTI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Diagnostic 1 Martindale's 28th
Diuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Emetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition