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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.
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
CINEOLE 0 Plant 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.
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Leaf 0.1 365.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 0.1 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CARVEOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CARVEOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Fruit 36.0 12782.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 40.0 110.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed 36.0 12782.0 1.41 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-LIGUSTILIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Plant 0.0 0.3 -0.47 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 8.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant 1.7 17.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed not available 8.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
COUMARINS 0 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
D-(+)-CARVONE 0 Fruit 5196.0 37653.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-CARVONE 0 Seed 5196.0 37653.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Fruit 168.0 1925.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed 168.0 1925.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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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
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.