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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-P-MENTHENE-8,9-DIOL | 0 | Seed | 40.0 | 125.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,4-HEXADIENAL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,8-P-MENTHADIENE-1-OL | 0 | Seed | 120.0 | 365.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,8-P-MENTHADIENE-6-OL | 0 | Seed | 110.0 | 330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-CIS-MENTHENE | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 21 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 8-P-MENTHENE-1,2-DIOL | 0 | Seed | 30.0 | 85.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-P-MENTHENE-1,2-DIOL-ISOMER | 0 | Seed | 30.0 | 85.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-P-MENTHENE-7-AL | 0 | Seed | 30.0 | 85.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 9140.0 | 10150.0 | 0.00 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 1500.0 | 1664.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | 1500.0 | 1664.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Fruit | 3.0 | 6.0 | -0.57 | 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 * |