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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
D-(+)-LIMONENE 0 Fruit 3972.0 31416.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-LIMONENE 0 Seed 3972.0 31416.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
D-8-DEHYDRO-P-CYMENE 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-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Fruit 516.0 7469.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Seed 516.0 7469.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
DECANAL 0 Fruit 24.0 154.0 1.77 Duke, 1992 *
DECANAL 0 Seed 24.0 154.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
DELTA-3-CARENE 8 Leaf not available 0.1 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-5,6-OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf 1.0 3.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCARVEOL 2 Leaf 150.0 400.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCARVEOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Essential Oil not available 400900.0 2.00 Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 390.0 1050.0 -1.00 Wealth of India.
DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 1700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DILL-ETHER 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DILL-ETHER 0 Leaf 60.0 3495.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DILL-ETHER 0 Seed 45.0 300.0 not available 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
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 5 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 6 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Musculotropic 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 9 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myocontractant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 11 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *