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Plant Anethum graveolens (Apiaceae)

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

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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
OCTADECA-5,6-DIENOIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-AL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTANOL 0 Root not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 93600.0 101369.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 78000.0 101369.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
OSTHOLE 4 Root not available not available not available Wealth of India.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf not available 16.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Fruit 336.0 3773.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf 30.0 4460.0 3.31 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 21700.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Seed 40.0 3775.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE-8-OL 0 Leaf 2.0 6.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
P-MENTHA-1,3,8-TRIENE 0 Leaf 5.0 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
P-MENTHA-2,4(8)-DIENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 5800.0 6281.0 -0.27 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
Antimetastatic 6 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 4 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 6 Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 26 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antimyocarditic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antinarcotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.