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Plant Coriandrum sativum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro
How this plant is used
Food
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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
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hydrocholerectic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypertrichotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypnotic 3 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic 16 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoglycemic 12 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 19 Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 8 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.