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Plant Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae)

Common Names
Clove; Clovetree
How this plant is used
Food

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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
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Strychnine) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 9 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *