Plant Pimpinella anisum (Apiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Anise; Sweet Cumin

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
1,4-BENZOQUINONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,4-BENZOQUINONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,4-BENZOQUINONE	0	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(1-METHYL-CYCLOHEXYL)-2-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE-MET.-CHAV	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(1-METHYL-CYCLOHEXYL)-2-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-BENZENE-METHYL-CHAV	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYL-4-(1-PROPENYL)-BENZENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYL-4-ISOBUTYLBENZENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-PROPENYL-2-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-BENZENE-2-(2-METHYL-BUTYRATE)	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-PROPENYL-2-HYDROXY-5-METHOXY-BENZENE-2-(2-METHYL-BUTYRATE)	0	Seed	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.
2,6,10,14-TETRAMETHYL-PENTADECANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-BENZOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-BENZOIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	9000.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
4-4'-DIMETHOXY-STILBENE	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-2-(PROP-TRANS-1-ENYL)-PHENYL-(DL)-2-METHYL-BUTANOATE	0	Shoot Essent. Oil	not available	15000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-2-(TRANS-1-PROPENYL)-PHENYL-2-METHYLBUTYRATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-2-(TRANS-1-PROPENYL)-PHENYL-2-METHYLBUTYRATE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
411/	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN	10	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID	0	Seed	not available	0.2	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE	6	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1	Martindale's 29th
Acaricide	6	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	2	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Addictive	1	Science News, 145: 294.
Adrenergic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	14	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic	11	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	16	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphetaminagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	16	Duke, 1992 *