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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
Hepatotoxic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 13 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
HIF-1alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Histamine-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Histaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 2 Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991.
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 3 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypertrichotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hyperuricemic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hypnotic 4 Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990.
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic 22 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoglycemic 17 Duke, 1992 *