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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
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diagnostic 1 Martindale's 28th
Diaphoretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 20 Duke, 1992 *
DME-Inhibitor 4 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134.
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Dopaminigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 2 Merck 11th Edition
Ectoparasiticide 1 Merck 11th Edition
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Emmenagogue 3 Duke, 1992 *
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 2 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.