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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Congestant | 1 | 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. |
| Convulsant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Corrosive | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Counterirritant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Decongestant? | 1 | Eccles, R., et al. 1989. The effects of oral administration of (-)-menthol on nasal resistance to airflow and nasal sensation of airflow in subjects suffering from nasal congestion associated with the common cold. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 652-654, 1990. |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Embryotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97. |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 2 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |