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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
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed 125.0 7469.0 1.53 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Shoot Essent. Oil 248800.0 525100.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit 24.0 1001.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf 25.0 405.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed 12.0 1001.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot Essent. Oil 17500.0 31700.0 1.98 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PYRONENE 0 Leaf 2.0 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Leaf 0.1 2100.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Shoot Essent. Oil not available 3400.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Essential Oil not available 83800.0 2.94 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf 0.1 20.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Fruit 36.0 231.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Leaf 10.0 25.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 6 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antidepressant 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 6 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Wealth of India.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.