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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
CIS-FERULIC-ACID 0 Plant not available 467.0 not available Abstract (See species file)
CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 1800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-P-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 1440.0 not available Abstract (See species file)
CIS-P-COUMARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available 273.0 not available Abstract (See species file)
CITRONELLOL 15 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Fruit 0.0 8.0 -0.02 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CITRONELLOL 15 Seed Essent. Oil 6150.0 14620.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Fruit not available 0.9 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 10.0 13.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Leaf not available 18.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CORIANDRIN 1 Plant not available 0.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRIN 1 Shoot 4.2 106.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRINOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRINONEDIOL 0 Seed not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDROL 1 Fruit 400.0 10250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRONE-A 0 Plant not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRONE-A 0 Shoot not available 94.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRONE-B 0 Plant not available 1.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDRONE-B 0 Shoot not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 6 Duke, 1992 *