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Common Names
Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antinitrosaminic | 6 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinociceptive | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 28 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |