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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 190521.0 | 400000.0 | 1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 32720.0 | 36320.0 | -0.53 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| QUERCETIN-3-0-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-CAFFEYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit | 30.0 | 60.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Seed | 4.0 | 60.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | 28.0 | 30.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Root | not available | not available | 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 * |