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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 23200.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ANGELICIN | 17 | 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. |
| ANGELICIN | 17 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | 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. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | not available | 920.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 780.0 | 6290.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 19000.0 | 153000.0 | 0.60 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 6000.0 | 6600.0 | -1.24 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERGAPTEN | 26 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 29.0 | 228.0 | -0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | 1600.0 | 55470.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Fruit | 1.0 | 13.0 | -0.47 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Miotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 3 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Musculotropic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |