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Plant 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
PELARGONIDIN-3,5-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PELARGONIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower 160.0 205.0 1.61 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
RAFFINOSE 1 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SAPONIN 0 Flower not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
STACHYOSE 1 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SUCROSE 14 Seed not available not available not available 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acaricide 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiaggregant 1 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiapoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticollegenase 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *