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Common Names
Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiEBV | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiedemic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antielastase | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |