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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAVONE | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Plant | 0.1 | 5.3 | -0.58 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| FURFURAL | 6 | 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. |
| GAMMA-PINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| GAMMA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit | 12.0 | 77.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | 0.1 | 30.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Seed | 12.0 | 77.0 | -0.81 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Fruit | 24.0 | 154.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Seed | 24.0 | 154.0 | -1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Leaf | 70.0 | 190.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANE | 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. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 3200.0 | 3466.0 | 1.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 3200.0 | 3466.0 | -0.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IMPERATORIN | 25 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 114.0 | 230.0 | 0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | 23.0 | 755.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 4 | Abstract (See species file) |
| P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatoxic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Paralytic | 2 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Parasiticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 25 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Peristaltic | 2 | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Pesticide | 71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photodermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |