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Common Names
Cumin
How this plant is used
Food
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urinary-Antiseptic | 1 | 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. |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |