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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Seed | 90.0 | 180.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE-EPOXIDE | 0 | Seed | 5.0 | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIACETYL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIACETYL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVEOL | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVEOL | 2 | Fruit | 360.0 | 720.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVEOL | 2 | Plant | not available | 950.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DIHYDROCARVEOL | 2 | Seed | 200.0 | 780.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 5000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Fruit | 240.0 | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 230.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Seed | 240.0 | 1890.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE | 1 | Fruit | 45.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | 55.0 | -0.62 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE | 1 | Seed | 45.0 | 455.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROPINOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 2800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EICOSENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 1000.0 | 1800.0 | -1.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | 30000.0 | 70000.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | not available | 10000.0 | 0.02 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 20000.0 | 82000.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |