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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Dianthus caryophyllus (Caryophyllaceae)

Common Names
Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,5-DI-O-(BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-CYANIDIN-6''-O-4,6'''-O-1-CYCLIC-MALATE 0 Flower *
3,5-DI-O-(BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-PELARGONIDIN-6''-O-4,6'''-O-1-CYCLIC-MALATE 0 Flower *
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Flower *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Flower 3.0 1160.0 1.96 *
BENZYL-SALICYLATE 2 Flower 2.0 145.0 1.41 *
CIS-HEXENYL-BENZOATE 0 Flower 0.3 320.0 *
CYANIDIN-3,5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CYANIDINS 0 Flower *
DIANTHIN-30 4 Leaf *
DIANTHIN-32 4 Leaf *
EO 0 Flower 30.0 2900.0 -0.33 *
EUGENOL 76 Flower 0.6 870.0 -0.37 *
HEPTACOSANE 0 Flower Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ISOLYCHNOSE 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
KAEMPFERIDE-TRIGLYCOSIDE 1 Plant *
LAKTORINE 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LYCHNOSE 0 Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Flower 29.0 1.41 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PECTIN 24 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 2 *
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Allergenic 4 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Anaphrodisiac 1 *
Anesthetic 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiaggregant 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiapoptotic 1 *
Antiarachidonate 1 *
Antiarthritic 1 *
Antiasthmatic 1 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antibacterial 2 Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
Anticancer 1 *
Anticarcinogenic 1 *
Anticollegenase 1 *
Anticonvulsant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidiabetic 2 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidysmenorrheic 1 *