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

Common Names
Dill; Garden Dill
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CAROTENOIDS 0 Leaf 465.0 1.00 Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
CARVACROL 37 Leaf 165.0 450.0 0.13 *
CARVACROL 37 Plant *
CARVACROL 37 Seed Essent. Oil *
CARVEOL 1 Leaf 225.0 600.0 1.00 Wealth of India.
CARVONE 19 Essential Oil 273800.0 456000.0 0.96 *
CARVONE 19 Leaf 0.1 6365.0 1.02 *
CARVONE 19 Leaf Essent. Oil 774300.0 *
CARVONE 19 Plant *
CARVONE 19 Root *
CARVONE 19 Seed 4100.0 46200.0 1.32 *
CARVONE 19 Seed Essent. Oil 170000.0 455800.0 -0.94 *
CARVONE 19 Shoot Essent. Oil 145000.0 1.41 *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Essential Oil *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Fruit *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Seed Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Seed *
CHROMIUM 24 Plant 0.0 0.3 -0.84 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
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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 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Molluscicide 5 *
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 *
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 *
Myocontractant 1 *
Myoprotective 1 *
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 *
Natriuretic 1 *