Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Viola odorata (Violaceae)

Common Names
Common Violet, Sweet Violet
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,6-NONADIEN-1-AL 0 Flower *
2,6-NONADIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf *
2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL 0 Flower *
2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL 0 Leaf *
3-BETA-FRIEDELANOL 0 Flower *
ALDEHYDE 0 Flower 30000.0 50000.0 *
ALPHA-IONONE 5 Flower *
ALPHA-IRONE 0 Flower *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf *
BETA-IONONE 13 Flower *
BETA-IRONE 0 Flower *
BETA-NITROPROPIONIC-ACID 2 Root 10.0 20.0 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant 330.0 -0.43 *
CYANIN 5 Flower 53000.0 *
D-DIHYDRO-ALPHA-IONONE 0 Flower *
D-DIHYDRO-BETA-IONONE 0 Flower *
DIETHYL-PHTHALATE 0 Flower *
ENANTHIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
EO 0 Essential Oil 900.0 1200.0 -1.34 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Allelochemic 4 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 7 (View) Martindale's 29th
Analgesic 6 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Anaphrodisiac 1 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Anesthetic 3 (View) Martindale's 28th
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Antiadrenergic 1 (View) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiaflatoxin 3 (View) *
Antiaggregant 5 (View) Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.