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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Anethum graveolens (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Dill; Garden Dill
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 4.0 5.0 -0.04 *
THIAMIN 31 Plant 4.0 5.0 -0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMIN 31 Seed 4.0 5.0 -0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE 4 Fruit 5750.0 6227.0 1.33 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 5750.0 6227.0 -0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THYMOL 71 Shoot Essent. Oil 1600.0 -0.66 *
TOLUENE 1 Shoot Essent. Oil *
TRANS-2-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Leaf 0.1 15.0 -1.00 *
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Fruit 12.0 539.0 -0.98 *
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Seed 12.0 539.0 -1.31 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf 6.0 20.0 -0.73 *
TRANS-CARVEOL 1 Fruit 42.0 270.0 1.00 *
TRANS-CARVEOL 1 Seed 42.0 270.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Essential Oil *
TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Fruit 24.0 154.0 -1.00 *
TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 100.0 290.0 *
TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed 24.0 1370.0 1.00 *
TRANS-P-MENTHA-2-EN-OL 0 Leaf 10.0 30.0 *
TRIDECENE 0 Root Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Fruit *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphetaminagenic 1 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 1 Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
Analgesic 21 *
Ancylostomicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic 2 *
Anemiagenic 1 *
Anesthetic 11 *
Angiogenic 1 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 *
Ankylostomacide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anorexic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anthelmintic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 7 *
Antiacne 11 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 *
AntiADD 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 2 Merck 11th Edition