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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FALCARINDIOL | 13 | Root | not available | 290.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINDION | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINOL-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINONE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 127000.0 | 176826.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 100000.0 | 180000.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 112730.0 | 155640.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 112730.0 | 223000.0 | 0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUCOSE | 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. |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | 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. |
| GAMMA-ELEMENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit | 12.0 | 14160.0 | 1.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Plant | 270.0 | 2215.0 | 0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Seed | 12.0 | 14160.0 | 1.73 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiradicular | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscleromyxoedemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 22 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |