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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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-NONADIEN-1-AL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-NONADIEN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-FRIEDELANOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALDEHYDE 0 Flower 30000.0 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IONONE 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-IRONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE 13 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IRONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-NITROPROPIONIC-ACID 2 Root 10.0 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available 330.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIN 5 Flower not available 53000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-DIHYDRO-ALPHA-IONONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-DIHYDRO-BETA-IONONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIETHYL-PHTHALATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ENANTHIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Essential Oil 900.0 1200.0 -1.34 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 9 Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Apoptotic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteristat 3 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bruchiphobe 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.