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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
IRON 6 Seed 114.0 230.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
ISODILLAPIOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOEUGENOL 16 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 7670.0 8307.0 1.40 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 7670.0 8307.0 -0.28 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOMYRISTICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ISOPIPERITENONE 0 Shoot Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ISORHAMNETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ISORHOIFOLIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOTHYMOL 0 Leaf 2.0 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Seed not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf 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.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-GLYCOFLAVONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Fruit 100.0 108.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 100.0 108.0 -0.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEAD 0 Plant 0.1 0.8 -0.55 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
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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
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stimulant 2 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.
Sunscreen 8 Duke, 1992 *
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 3 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Sympathomimetic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Synergist 1 Merck 11th Edition
Tachycardic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Teratologic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Termitifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Testosterone-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thermogenic 1 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.
Thyrostimulant 1 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.
Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 3 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 5 Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225.
Toxic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.