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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 18.0 | 19.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | not available | 64.0 | -0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | 13.0 | 169.0 | -0.36 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 6500.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 200.0 | 219.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRTENAL | 5 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 1600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTADECANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TETRADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 5700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRIACONTANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCNIDILIDE | 0 | 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. |
| NEROL | 10 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NEROL | 10 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 6150.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Fruit | 14.0 | 17.0 | -0.72 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiosteoarthritic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 38 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |