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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-AMORPHENE | 0 | Flower | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMORPHENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-CADINOL | 3 | Leaf | 5.0 | 8.0 | -0.55 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1890.0 | 1.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1135.0 | 6.40 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 37800.0 | 2.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | 25.0 | 305.0 | 1.72 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | 30000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Flower | 775.0 | 850.0 | 1.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Fruit | 250.0 | 850.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Leaf | 290.0 | 1740.0 | 2.49 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE-EPOXIDE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | 26000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-METHYL-FURFURYL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-METHYL-FURFURYL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoaminergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 6 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Motor-Stimulant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |