Common Names
Achnef (Berber; BOU); Garden Rocket (Eng.; USN); Rocket Salad (Eng.; USN); Rugula (Eng.; USN); Salad Rocket (Eng.; USN); Roquette (Eng.; Fr.; BOU); Olrauke (Ger.; USN); Ruke (Ger.; USN); Senfrauke (Ger.; USN); Jamba (India); Taramira (India; Nwp.); Rucola (It.; Malta; Sp.); Rabano silvestre (It.; Port.;); Oruga comun (Sp.; USN); Roqueta (Sp.; USN); Ackerrauke (Ger.; MAD); Ai'afein (Arab.; BOU); Ai'sha (Arab.; BOU); Aruca (Malta; KAB); Arugula (Eng.; FAC; USN); Assu (Punjab; SKJ); Baglet (Arab.; BOU); Bhutaghna (Sansk.; SKJ); Bimbata (Sansk.; KAB); Bou kahli (Arab.; BOU); Chara (Kumaon; DEP); Daradharsha (Sansk.; KAB); Djerdjir (Arab.; BOU); Dua (Kumaon; DEP); Duan (Nwp; KAB); Eihukan (Iran; NAD); Eruca (Malta; KAB); Euzomon (Greece; EB54:155); Gargir (Arab.; Hebrew; BOU); Gery (Arab.; BOU); Grahagna (Sansk.; KAB); Horf (Arab.; BOU); Izgin (Turkey; EB54:155); Jambeh (Iran; DEP; KAB); Jambeho (Sind.; KAB); Jambho (Sind.; DEP); Jamnia (Punjab; DEP); Kadamba (Sansk.; KAB); Kadambaka (Sansk.; KAB); Kerkas (Arab.; BOU); Kibana suzushiro (Jap.; TAN); Lalu (Nwp.; KAB); Lamba (India; USN); Mandao (Afg.; DEP; KAB); Mulai (Loralai; KAB); Oroth (Bible; EB52:394); Piao erh ts'ai (Chi.; TAN); Rajakshavaka (Sansk.; KAB); Rajika (Sansk.; KAB); Rakshitaphala (Sansk.; KAB); Rawk (Arab.; BOU); Rocket (Eng.; BOU); Roquette cultivee (Fr.; KAB); Roquette des jardins (Fr.;KAB); Roquette vraie (Fr.; BOU); Rouka (Arab.; BOU); Ruca (Catalan; KAB); Rucheta (Malta; KAB); Sahwan (Nwp.; KAB); Sarishapa (Sansk.; KAB); Sarshapa (Sansk.; KAB); Sfed sarson (Hindi; MPI); Shiltam (Arab.; BOU); Shwetsursha (Bengal; SKJ); Siddartha (Sansk.; DEP; SKJ); Sidhaprayojana (Sansk.; KAB); Sidharta (Sansk.; KAB); Suffed shorshi (Bengal; DEP); Tanakfail (Berber; BOU); Tantubha (Sansk.; KAB); Tantuka (Sansk.; KAB); Tara (Nwp.; Punjab; KAB; SKJ); Thorfel (Berber; BOU); Tira (Nwp.; DEP; KAB); Tuverika (Sansk.; KAB); Ugragandha (Sansk.; KAB)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | 4725.0 | 7370.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BENZYL-BENZOATE | 17 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CITRONELLOL | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-FARNESOL | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CARVEOL | 1 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CARVONE | 19 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIS-3-HEXENYL-2-METHYLBUTANOATE | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIS-3-HEXENYL-ACETATE | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIS-3-HEXENYL-BUTANOATE | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIS-HEXEN-1-OL | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CUMINYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DECANOL | 2 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DODECANAL | 2 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DODECANOL | 1 | Hs | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
EICOSENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 16425.0 | 34400.0 | 1.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
Acidulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Allergenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anesthetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiacetylcholinesterase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiacne | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antialopecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
Antiandrogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarthritic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |