Plant Carum carvi (Apiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)

How this plant is used

Food

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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
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	2580.0	2863.0	0.34	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	2070.0	2950.0	0.00	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Fruit	13.0	34.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	13.0	34.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
MANNANS	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.
MANNOSE	3	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.
METHANOL	2	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHANOL	2	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Seed	3610.0	4005.0	-0.08	Revised USDA data received 1993.
METHYL-3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIENOATE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Seed	71250.0	79085.0	-0.22	Revised USDA data received 1993.
MYRCENE	22	Fruit	180.0	1560.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE	22	Plant	not available	150.0	-0.31	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRCENE	22	Seed	12.0	1560.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Fruit	400.0	444.0	-0.25	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Seed	400.0	444.0	-0.29	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTICIN	31	Fruit	60.0	420.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN	31	Plant	not available	120.0	-1.00	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRISTICIN	31	Seed	60.0	985.0	-0.91	Duke, 1992 *
N-NONANAL	5	Fruit	6.0	12.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antiangiogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	7	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiatherogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacillary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	34	Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchoconstrictor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer	8	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast)	1	Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.