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Common Names
Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS-1-CARVEOL | 0 | Seed | 230.0 | 690.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Seed | 105.0 | 210.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 5.0 | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Fruit | 177.0 | 354.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Seed | 15.0 | 354.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LIMONENE-DIEPOXIDE | 0 | Seed | 45.0 | 140.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LIMONENE-EPOXIDE | 0 | Seed | 200.0 | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICYCLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICYCLENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRIFOLIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 2440.0 | 2710.0 | -0.21 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 6420.0 | 7125.0 | -0.14 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 10370.0 | 11510.0 | -0.06 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 91880.0 | 155000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 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. |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |