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Plant Cuminum cyminum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Cumin
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
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available 50.0 -0.52 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CAMPHENE 9 Seed Essent. Oil not available 400.0 -1.49 Duke, 1992 *
CAR-3-ENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 200.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 442000.0 570000.0 -1.14 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed 442000.0 570000.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CARVEOL 1 Fruit not available 435.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVEOL 1 Seed not available 435.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Fruit 144.0 320.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Seed 144.0 320.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Fruit not available 435.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Seed not available 435.0 1.10 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available 3003.0 1.25 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit not available 8.4 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Seed not available 8.4 0.54 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 4500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-GAMMA-BISABOLENE 0 Fruit not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-GAMMA-BISABOLENE 0 Seed not available 30.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Fruit not available 207.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Seed not available 207.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 1500.0 -1.00 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
(-)-Chronotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 8 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 11 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 17 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *