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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed not available 1150.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 64000.0 84000.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 26000.0 205880.0 1.53 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 64000.0 84000.0 1.09 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ETHER 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ETHER 0 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.
BERGAPTEN 26 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 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.
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Fruit 12.0 77.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-MYRCENE 2 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Essential Oil not available 31600.0 1.72 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE 3 Fruit 168.0 1925.0 -0.14 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
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 *