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Common Names
Clove; Clovetree
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUGENIIN | 5 | Leaf | not available | 8950.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EUGENITINE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENITINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | 61000.0 | 627000.0 | 1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | 108655.0 | 180000.0 | 2.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 7920.0 | 26400.0 | 2.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Stem | 36000.0 | 57000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-4-O-BETA-D(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 215.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENYL-ACETATE | 6 | Fruit | not available | 56700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Flower | 89000.0 | 201000.0 | 2.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 89000.0 | 201000.0 | 0.89 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antithrombic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTNF | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 22 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |