An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CARVONE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CARVONE | 2 | Seed | 9000.0 | 55760.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CARVONE | 2 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-CIS-CARVEOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-DIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-LIMONENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-TRANS-CARVEOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CARVONE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CIS-CARVEOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-LIMONENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-TRANS-CARVEOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-P-MENTHENE-6-AN-OL | 0 | Seed | 50.0 | 155.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Amphetaminagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiadhesive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |