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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Clove; Clovetree
How this plant is used
Food

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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
2-UNDECANONE 4 Flower *
2-UNDECANONE 4 Fruit Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2ALPHA-HYDROXYOLEANOLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
3'-O-METHYL-3-4-METHYLENEDIOXY-ELLAGIC ACID 0 Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 3 Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 3 Fruit *
3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID 0 Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Leaf *
3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLETHANOL 1 Leaf *
3-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE 0 Fruit *
4,4-DIMETHYLTRICYCLO[6,3,2,0]TRIDECA-8-ENE-1-OL 0 Essential Oil *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit 143.0 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf 66.0 *
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 6 Fruit 145.0 *
5-METHYLFURALDEHYDE 0 Fruit *
6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Fruit *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Fruit *
ACETYL-EUGENOL 5 Flower *
ACETYL-EUGENOL 5 Fruit Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Leaf Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 *
Antiosteosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 27 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 *
Antiparkinsonian 1 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 1 *
Antipeptic 1 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).