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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 31690.0 | 35175.0 | -0.28 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 13220.0 | 14675.0 | 0.54 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| HERNIARIN | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| HEXA-2,4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | 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. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 5500.0 | 6105.0 | -0.01 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| HYDROXYCOUMARINS | 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. |
| HYPEROSIDE | 30 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 123.0 | 286.0 | 0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 123.0 | 1200.0 | 4.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISO-DIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISO-DIHYDROCARVEOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ISODIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISODIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 8260.0 | 9170.0 | -0.17 | Revised USDA data received 1993. |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISORHAMNETIN-3-GALACTOSIDE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ISORHAMNETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Tachycardic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 3 | Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225. |
| Toxic | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Tracheorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 7 | Martindale's 29th |