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Common Names
Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOISOMENTHOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERAL | 4 | Essential Oil | 2.0 | 12.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 8.0 | -0.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPIONIC-ACID | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPYL-FORMATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-3,7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIGLIC-ACID | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOLUENE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-DEHYDROCITRONELLOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipyretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirhinoviral | 2 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 15 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispasmodic | 12 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyncopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitartar | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| AntiTNF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 5 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |