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Plant Pelargonium graveolens (Geraniaceae)

Common Names
Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium
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
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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Estrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant 8 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.
FLavor 25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 17 Duke, 1992 *
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Fungitoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Gastroprotective 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Gastrosedative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Glaucomagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
GST-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Herbicide 9 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Histaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypertensive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypnotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocalcemic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Hypotensive 1 Duke, 1992 *