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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Rosemary
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
ARGININE 14 Plant 1530.0 4745.0 -1.16 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 11.0 675.0 -0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 612.0 673.0 -0.44 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASH 0 Plant 23500.0 75570.0 -0.82 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 3910.0 12130.0 -0.94 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Plant 7.0 32.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-AMYRENONE 0 Shoot 30.0 300.0 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Shoot 13.0 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 15.0 55.0 -0.90 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant 19.0 21.0 -0.61 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Essential Oil 145000.0 153000.0 0.39 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf 38.0 -0.32 Soliman, F.M., El-Kashoury, M.M., Fathy, M.M. and Gonaid, M.H. 1994. Analysis and Biological Activity of the Essential Oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L. from Egypt. Flavour and Fragrance J. 9: 29-33.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant 12.0 2075.0 1.82 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot 18.0 -0.37 Tucker, A. O. and Maciarello, M. J. 1998. The essential oils of some rosemary cultivars. Flavor and Fragrance Journal, 1: 137-142. 1986.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot 12.0 90.0 -0.23 Soriano Cano, M.C., Sotomayor Sanchez, J.A., Sanchez Gomez, P. and Garcia Vallejo, M.C. 1993. Essential Oils of the Rosmarinus eriocalyx-tomentosus Complex in Southeast Spain. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 243-246.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot 31.0 150.0 -0.11 Soriano Cano, M.C., Sotomayor Sanchez, J.A., Sanchez Gomez, P. and Garcia Vallejo, M.C. 1993. Essential Oils of the Rosmarinus eriocalyx-tomentosus Complex in Southeast Spain. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 243-246.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot 50.0 100.0 -0.21 Soriano Cano, M.C., Sotomayor Sanchez, J.A., Sanchez Gomez, P. and Garcia Vallejo, M.C. 1993. Essential Oils of the Rosmarinus eriocalyx-tomentosus Complex in Southeast Spain. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 243-246.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Shoot Essent. Oil 12200.0 -1.14 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiangiogenic 4 *
Antiangiotensic 1 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 *
Antiarrhythmic 6 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 *
Antiarthritic 12 *
Antiasthmatic 9 *
Antiatherogenic 2 *
Antiatheromic 1 Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antiatherosclerotic 10 *
Antibacillary 1 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 46 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 *
Antibiotic 1 Encarnacion Dimayuga, R., Keer Garcia, S., Halfdan Nielsen, P., and Christophersen, C. 1989. Traditional Medicine of Baja California Sur (Mexico) III. Carnosol: A Diterpene Antibiotic from Lepechinia hastata. J. Ethnopharmacology, 31: 43-48, 1991.
AntiBPH 1 *