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Plant Ferula assa-foetida (Apiaceae)
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Common name(s)
Asafetida, Asafetida (Sp.), Asafoetida, Assa-foetida, Devil's Dung, Stinkasant (Ger.), test
How used
GRAS
Data Views
Activities:
227
All Chemicals:
124
| # Activity | Chemical Name | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1-(1-METHYL-THIO-PROPYL)-1-PROPENYLDISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 1-(METHYLTHIO)-PROPYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 1-(METHYLTHIO)-PROPYL-CIS-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | Essential Oil | 190000.0 | 380000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 1-METHYLPROPYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 1-METHYLPROPYL-3-(METHYLTHIO)-2-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-BUTYL-3-METHYL-THIO-ALLYLDISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-BUTYL-TRANS-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | Essential Oil | 110000.0 | 450000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-BUTYLMETHYL-DISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | 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. |
| 0 | 2-BUTYLMETHYL-DISULFIDE | Essential Oil | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-BUTYLMETHYL-TETRASULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | 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. |
| 0 | 2-BUTYLMETHYL-TRISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | 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. |
| 0 | 2-BUTYLMETHYL-TRISULFIDE | Essential Oil | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 2-BUTYLPROPENYLDISULFIDE | Gum | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-ALPHA-(3,4-DIACETOXYBENZOYL)-9-BETA-ANGELOXY-JAESCHKEANADIOL | Rhizome | -- | 190.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-ALPHA-(3-METHOXY-4-HYDROXYBENZOYL)-JAESCHKEANADIOL | Rhizome | -- | 1200.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-ALPHA-(4-HYDROXYBENZOYL)-9-BETA-ANGELOXY-JAESCHKEANODIOL | Rhizome | -- | 260.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-ALPHA-(P-HYDROXYBENZOYL)-JAESCHKEANADIOL | Rhizome | -- | 1500.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 5-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN | Gum | -- | 363.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 8-ACETOXY-5-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN | Gum | -- | 175.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | 8-HYDROXYUMBELLIPRENIN | Gum | -- | 1550.0 | -- | * |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.