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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
CINEOLE 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.
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Leaf 0.1 365.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-YL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 0.1 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CARVEOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CARVEOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Fruit 36.0 12782.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Leaf 40.0 110.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed 36.0 12782.0 1.41 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-LIGUSTILIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Plant 0.0 0.3 -0.47 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
COPPER 12 Fruit not available 8.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant 1.7 17.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed not available 8.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
COUMARINS 0 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
D-(+)-CARVONE 0 Fruit 5196.0 37653.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-CARVONE 0 Seed 5196.0 37653.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Fruit 168.0 1925.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed 168.0 1925.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysenteric 3 HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 11 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antielastase 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiemetic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiencephalitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 5 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *