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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-NONANAL | 5 | Seed | 6.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| N-OCTANAL | 2 | Fruit | 24.0 | 48.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTANAL | 2 | Seed | 24.0 | 48.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NEODIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEODIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NEOISODIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOISODIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 21.0 | 56.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 21.0 | 56.0 | 0.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NICKEL | 3 | Fruit | not available | 7.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | 7.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 54400.0 | 95648.0 | 0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 29000.0 | 241000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-1(7),8-MENTHADIENE-6-OL | 0 | Seed | 10.0 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | not available | 86.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Seed | 0.1 | 1320.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 6658.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 2000.0 | 9000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | 900.0 | 999.0 | -0.16 | 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 * |