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Plant Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Clove; Clovetree
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,2,3,4,6-PENTA-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 2 Leaf not available 33.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2,3,6-TETRA-O-GALLYOL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 2 Leaf not available 49.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-BETA-O-GALLOYLPEDUNCULAGIN 0 Leaf not available 114.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-DEGALLOYL-EUGENIIN 0 Leaf not available 12175.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-3-DI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available 214.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-3-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTANOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-HEPTANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTYL-ACETATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-HEPTYL-BENZOATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTYL-BENZOATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-NONANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-NONANONE 2 Flower not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-NONANONE 2 Fruit not available 1.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-NONYL-ACETATE 0 Flower not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-NONYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available 1.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 6 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adrenergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 15 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 4 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Allergenic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *