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

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
EO	0	Leaf	1640.0	15000.0	0.30	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Plant	5600.0	15000.0	0.40	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Root	300.0	500.0	-0.63	Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
EO	0	Seed	12000.0	77000.0	0.42	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ERGOSTEROL	5	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN	30	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN	30	Seed	not available	not available	not available	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.
EUGENOL	76	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Leaf	280.0	750.0	-0.73	Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL	76	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	68000.0	180200.0	0.74	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Plant	43000.0	47000.0	-0.07	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	68000.0	180200.0	-0.45	Duke, 1992 *
FENCHONE	6	Leaf	1.0	15.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	177230.0	264869.0	1.16	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	119300.0	128000.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Seed	177230.0	264869.0	1.03	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
Differentiator	2	Duke, 1992 *
Digestive	1	Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp.
Diuretic	17	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DME-Inhibitor	2	Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134.
DNA-Active	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Binder	3	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Dye	1	Merck 11th Edition
Ecbolic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue	2	Duke, 1992 *
Emollient	1	Martindale's 29th
Encephalopathic	2	Martindale's 29th
Endorphinogenic	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.
Energizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Enterocontractant	1	J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant	3	J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterotoxic	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Epileptigenic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.