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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bufocide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133. |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 35 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 12 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillarifortificant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillarigenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |