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Plant Pelargonium graveolens (Geraniaceae)

Common Names
Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium
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
3-METHYLBUTYL-FORMATE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-OXO-6,7-DIHYDROCITRONELLIC-ACID 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HYDROXY-6,7-DIHYDROGERANIOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HYDROXYDIHYDROCITRONELLOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALCOHOLS 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BOURBONENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CALACORENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil 1.0 3.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Essential Oil 4.0 22.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 5 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 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 1 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 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 2 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 14 Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 3 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Anhydrotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Anthelmintic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiacetylcholine 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *