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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BOIS-DE-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-3-HEXENOL | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-DEHYDROCITRONELLOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Plant | 21.0 | 1176.0 | 2.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-ACETATE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-FORMATE | 1 | Essential Oil | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYLDIETHYLAMINE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |