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Plant Carum carvi (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Decongestant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Degranulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice 1 Martindale's 29th
Deodorant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diagnostic 1 Martindale's 28th
Diaphoretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 11 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 1 Merck 11th Edition
Edemagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 4 Martindale's 29th
Emmenagogue 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.