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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cuminum cyminum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Cumin
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit 40.0 138.0 -0.42 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Seed 40.0 138.0 -0.69 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Seed 68.0 -0.22 *
ALDEHYDES 0 Fruit 12000.0 30000.0 *
ALDEHYDES 0 Seed 12000.0 30000.0 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE 0 Fruit 30.0 -0.12 *
ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE 0 Seed 30.0 -0.91 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit 60.0 -0.55 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed 60.0 -0.92 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed Essent. Oil 8400.0 0.78 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit 9.0 330.0 -0.63 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed 9.0 330.0 -0.47 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Seed Essent. Oil 3000.0 -0.72 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Fruit 27.0 -0.31 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Seed 27.0 -0.49 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Seed Essent. Oil 5000.0 -0.75 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit 30.0 275.0 -0.18 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Seed 30.0 275.0 -0.42 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Seed Essent. Oil 500.0 -0.74 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Fruit 24.0 -0.57 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiberiberi 1 *
AntiBPH 1 *
Antibradykinic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 366.
Antibronchitic 2 *
Anticancer 4 *
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Anticancer (Lung) 1 *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 1 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinogenic 1 *
Anticarcinomic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 *
Anticardiospasmic 1 *
Anticariogenic 6 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticatarrh 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticephalagic 1 *