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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 1150.0 0.35 *
ASH 0 Fruit 64000.0 84000.0 0.71 *
ASH 0 Plant 26000.0 205880.0 1.53 *
ASH 0 Seed 64000.0 84000.0 1.09 *
BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
BENZYL-ETHER 0 Essential Oil *
BENZYL-ETHER 0 Plant Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
BERGAPTEN 26 Fruit *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed Essent. Oil *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Essential Oil *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Fruit 12.0 77.0 -0.46 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Seed 12.0 77.0 -0.65 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Essential Oil *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Essential Oil *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Plant *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Seed Essent. Oil *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Essential Oil 31600.0 1.72 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Fruit 168.0 1925.0 -0.14 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Nematicide 14 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 *
Nephroprotective 1 Toxicol Appl. Pharmacol. 1996.
Nephrotoxic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurogenic 1 *
Neuroprotective 4 *
Neurotoxic 4 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 4 *
NO-Genic 3 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 2 *
Nodulation-Signal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Occuloirritant 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 7 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 *
Oxidant 1 *
Oxytocic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.