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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
CAROTENOIDS 0 Leaf not available 465.0 1.00 Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
CARVACROL 37 Leaf 165.0 450.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL 37 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL 37 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVEOL 1 Leaf 225.0 600.0 1.00 Wealth of India.
CARVONE 19 Essential Oil 273800.0 456000.0 0.96 Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Leaf 0.1 6365.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 774300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Seed 4100.0 46200.0 1.32 Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Seed Essent. Oil 170000.0 455800.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE 19 Shoot Essent. Oil not available 145000.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVOTANACETONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Plant 0.0 0.3 -0.84 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
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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.