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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-UNDECANONE | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-UNDECANONE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 2ALPHA-HYDROXYOLEANOLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3'-O-METHYL-3-4-METHYLENEDIOXY-ELLAGIC ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,3'-DI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLETHANOL | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4,4-DIMETHYLTRICYCLO[6,3,2,0]TRIDECA-8-ENE-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 143.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 66.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 6 | Fruit | not available | 145.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYLFURALDEHYDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-EUGENOL | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-EUGENOL | 5 | 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. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 26 | 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. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiklebsiellic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |