"J. sambac" does not tolerate being frozen, so in temperate regions must be grown under glass, in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory. It has an intense fragrance which some people may find overpowering. In the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. Jasminul sambac contains dotriacontanoic acid, dotricontanol, oleanolic acid, daucosterol, hesperidin, [+]-jasminoids A, B, C, D in roots.Rutin, quercetin, isoquercetin, quercetin-3-dirhamnoglycoside, kaempherol-3-rhamnoglycosides, α-amyrin, β-sitisterol were found in leaves. Jasminitides were also isolated from this plant. Its aroma is caused by variety of compound including Benzyl alcohol, Cycloheptasiloxane, tetradecamethyl-Methylbenzoate, Linalool, Benzyl acetate,\[-\]-\[R\]-Jasmine Lactone, \[E,E\] -Farnsene, \[Z\]-3-Hexenyl benzoate, N-Acetyl Methylanthranilate, Cyclohexasiloxane, \[E\]-Methyl jasmonete Benzyl benzoate and Isophytol  "Jasminum sambac" has been shown to have antifungal activity. It also shows vasodilating effect. It has also been shown to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, analgesic, antioxidant, gastroprotective, anti-cancer and anti-obesity effects. Besides, it works as an antidepressant. "Jasminum sambac" (Filipino and Philippine Spanish: "sampaguita") was adopted by the Philippines as the national flower on 1 February 1934 via Proclamation No. 652 issued by American Governor-General Frank Murphy. It is also known natively as "kampupot" in Tagalog; "kulatai", "pongso", or "kampupot" in Kapampangan; "manul" in the Visayan languages; "lumabi" or "malul" in Maguindanao; and "hubar" or "malur" in Tausug.