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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBER | 15 | Flower | 95000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 95000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.39 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Fruit | not available | 2.4 | 0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GALLIC ACID 3-O-BETA-D-(6'-O-GALLOYL)-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Fruit | 285.0 | 12600.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLOTANNIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GALLOTANNIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Leaf | 25.0 | 160.0 | 1.31 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| GAMMA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-DECALACTONE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Leaf | 11.0 | 18.0 | -0.66 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| GEMIN-D | 1 | Leaf | 1125.0 | 1175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Digestive | 1 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Diuretic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Binder | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |