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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS-1-CARVEOL | 0 | Seed | 230.0 | 690.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Seed | 105.0 | 210.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 0 | Seed | 5.0 | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Fruit | 177.0 | 354.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Seed | 15.0 | 354.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LIMONENE-DIEPOXIDE | 0 | Seed | 45.0 | 140.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LIMONENE-EPOXIDE | 0 | Seed | 200.0 | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICYCLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICYCLENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRIFOLIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 2440.0 | 2710.0 | -0.21 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 6420.0 | 7125.0 | -0.14 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 10370.0 | 11510.0 | -0.06 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 91880.0 | 155000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOTOXIN | 43 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photoactive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photodermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phototoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 4 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Phytohormonal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Piscicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |