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Plant Anethum graveolens (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Dill; Garden Dill
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Leaf 120.0 2100.0 4.55 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Seed 25.0 1925.0 -0.07 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Shoot Essent. Oil 82100.0 169300.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf 1.0 40.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 13600.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available 490.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLYCOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLYCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
BETA-TERPINEOL 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TERPINEOL 3 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.
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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
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianoxic 1 Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990.
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiapertif 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiasthmatic? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 43 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *