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Common Names
Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 110000.0 | 170000.0 | 0.81 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 26000.0 | 236000.0 | 0.24 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Fruit | not available | 760.0 | 1.00 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Plant | 167.0 | 179.0 | 0.88 | Abstract (See species file) |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNETIN | 18 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.22 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 1.0 | 21.0 | -0.08 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiileus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 34 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinflammatory? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antijet-lag | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |