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Plant Coriandrum sativum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TERPINOLENE 9 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Fruit 13.0 26.0 -0.59 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Seed Essent. Oil not available 5300.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECAN-1-AL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 1800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECANAL 0 Leaf not available 132.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 2.0 3.0 -0.30 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 1.0 16.0 1.60 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Seed Essent. Oil not available 68140.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
TOLUENE 1 Leaf not available 117.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-2-DECANAL 0 Fruit 1.0 18.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-2-DODECANAL 0 Fruit 9.0 114.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-ANETHOLE 8 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CITRAL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-P-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 1120.0 not available Abstract (See species file)
TRANS-P-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available 173.0 not available Abstract (See species file)
TRANS-TRIDEC-2-EN-1-AL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-TRIDECEN-(2)-AL-(1) 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *