Plant Apium graveolens (Apiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Celery

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
BERGAPTEN	26	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN	26	Seed	not available	1.0	-0.89	Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN	26	Shoot	not available	145.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN	26	Pt	0.0	0.8	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	8.0	36.0	-0.08	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Seed	7.5	36.0	1.82	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Pt	1.0	144.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Fruit Essent. Oil	5000.0	43000.0	-0.33	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	5000.0	-0.38	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Seed	55.0	1290.0	0.86	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Seed Essent. Oil	5000.0	43000.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Fruit Essent. Oil	not available	35000.0	1.68	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Seed	1.0	875.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	35000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL	13	Seed	76.0	225.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HUMULENE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BETA-PHELLANDRENE	3	Fruit	not available	2000.0	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE	3	Seed Essent. Oil	200.0	2000.0	-1.03	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Allelopathic	6	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	27	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphetaminagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	28	Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	11	Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Ankylostomacide	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anorectic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	3	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
ANS-Paralytic	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.
ANS-Stimulant	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.