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Plant Apium graveolens (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Celery
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 17.0 129.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 171.0 1700.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot 17.0 129.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Pt 58.0 2778.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 6720.0 32000.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 8300.0 100000.0 0.93 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ASH 0 Seed 6720.0 106294.0 1.76 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Pt 6000.0 219000.0 1.04 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASPARAGINE(FREE) 0 Seed not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Pt 1130.0 23880.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BENTONITE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BENZOIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available 3.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available 56.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BENZOYL-BENZOATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
BENZYL-AMINE 0 Stem not available 3.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE 17 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Leaf not available 1.2 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Plant not available 520.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antituberculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 32 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 2 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 7 Duke, 1992 *