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Common Names
Dill; Garden Dill
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,7-DIHYDRO-8,8-DIMETHYL-2(H),8(H)BENZO-(1,2B,5,4B'-DIPYRAN-2-6-DIONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,7-DIHYDRO-8,8-DIMETHYL-2(H),8(H)BENZO-(1,2B,5,4B'-DIPYRAN-2-6-DIONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| 7-OCTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA,ALPHA-BETA-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL | 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. |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 3.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CARVONE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 400000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-DIMETHYLSTYRENE | 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. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 1500.0 | 1624.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 1500.0 | 1624.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE | 0 | Leaf | 5.0 | 45.0 | 3.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE | 0 | Seed | 10.0 | 75.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-P-STYRENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf | 20.0 | 8025.0 | 5.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Uterotonic | 2 | Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp. |
| Uterotrophic | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| UV-Screen | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 7 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |