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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
DIHYDROCORIANDRIN 0 Plant not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCORIANDRIN 0 Shoot 0.2 113.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DILLAPIOL 6 Seed Essent. Oil not available 4500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPENTENE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYLAMINE 3 Fruit not available 9500.0 not available Karawy, M. S., Ehayyal, A. S. E., Farrag, N. M., Ayad, M. M. 1986. Screening of Diphenylamine as an Antihyperglycaemic Agent in Certain Edible Plant Organs. Acta. Pharm. Hung, 56: 55-58.
DIPHENYLAMINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Karawva, M. S., Khayyal, S. E., Farrag, N. M., Ayad, M. M. 1986. Screening of Diphenylamine as an Antihyperglycemic in Certain Edible Plant Organs. Egypt J. Pharm. Sci., 25(1,2,3): 21-25.
DODEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECANAL 2 Leaf not available 1627.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
DODECANOL 1 Fruit not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ELEMOL 2 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.
ELEMOL 2 Seed Essent. Oil not available 4130.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Fruit 2000.0 26000.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf not available 10000.0 -0.14 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
EO 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Seed Essent. Oil 100.0 14900.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ESCLETIN-DIMETHYL-ETHER 0 Plant not available 0.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-LINOLATE 0 Fruit 13.0 166.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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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
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 4 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 10 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cicatrizant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Circulotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 6 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 7 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.