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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Ruta graveolens (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Rue
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
1-(4',4'-DIMETHYLHEXEN-5'-YL)-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYBENZOL 0 Root *
1-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-N-METHYLACRIDONE 0 Plant *
1-METHYL-2-N-NONYL-4-QUINOLONE 0 Plant *
2-(4-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-BUTYL)-4-QUINOLINE 0 Leaf *
2-DECANONE 0 Essential Oil *
2-DECYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf *
2-HEPTANOL 0 Plant *
2-HEPTANONE 0 Plant *
2-N-DODECYL-1,4-QUINOLONE 0 Root *
2-N-TETRADECYL-4-QUINOLONE 0 Root *
2-N-TRIDECYL-4-QUINOLONE 0 Root *
2-N-UNDECYL-4-QUINOLONE 0 Root *
2-NONANOL 0 Plant *
2-NONANONE 2 Plant *
2-NONYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf *
2-OCTANONE 0 Plant *
2-UNDECANOL 0 Plant *
2-UNDECANONE 4 Plant 630.0 6300.0 1.00 *
2-UNDECYLALCOHOL 0 Leaf *
3-(1',1'-DIMETHYLALLYL)-8-(3',3'-DIMETHYLALLYL)-XANTHYLETIN 0 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 3 *
Acaricide 1 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adrenostimulant 1 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
Allelochemic 6 *
Allergenic 7 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Analgesic 6 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 *
Anemiagenic 1 *
Anesthetic 3 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 *
Anthelmintic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.