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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.
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
CIS-CARVEOL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CARVYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-DIHYDRO-ISOCARVONE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDRO-ISOCARVONE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed not available 1.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LIGUSTILIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-LIMONENE-OXIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Leaf 2000.0 2500.0 1.41 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 145000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Root Essent. Oil not available 68000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Stem Essent. Oil not available 78000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Et not available 78000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-P-MENTHA-1(7),8-DIEN-2-YL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CITRONELLAL 20 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL-ACETATE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Stomach) 4 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 13 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitumor-Promoter? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 21 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiurease 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 26 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 9 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *