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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 2449.0 | 2893.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 560.0 | 6470.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 2449.0 | 2893.0 | -0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 18.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | 8.0 | 435.0 | 2.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | not available | 18.0 | -0.44 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MERCURY | 1 | Plant | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.50 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 1430.0 | 1549.0 | 0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 1430.0 | 1549.0 | -0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-BENZOATE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Plant | not available | 0.1 | -0.77 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | 84.0 | 924.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | 15.0 | 115.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed | 20.0 | 924.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 15600.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 100.0 | 108.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 100.0 | 108.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 9 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catecholaminogenic | 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. |
| Chemopreventive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 4 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coagulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |