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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
SELENIUM 60 Plant 0.0 0.0 -0.43 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SENKYUNOLIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Plant 30.0 700.0 3.67 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SODIUM 1 Fruit 158.0 262.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Plant 1097.0 3308.0 -0.12 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SODIUM 1 Seed 158.0 262.0 -0.30 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 1000.0 1083.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 1000.0 1083.0 -0.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STIGMASTEROL 12 Plant not available 420.0 1.16 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
STIGMASTEROL 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Plant 1400.0 11175.0 3.11 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
TANNINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Fruit 12.0 77.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Leaf 5.0 15.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Seed 0.1 77.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf 0.1 50.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECANE 0 Root 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.
TETRAHYDROCOUMARANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
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List of plant activities.
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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 *