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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -1.18 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 837.0 | 0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Seed | not available | 837.0 | -0.94 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| APIGENIN-5-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONOSYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCURONOSYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGETRIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIIN | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 0.0 | 76.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 0.0 | 76.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 58000.0 | 89000.0 | 0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 58000.0 | 89000.0 | 1.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-CINNAMATE | 4 | Fruit | not available | 1341.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-CINNAMATE | 4 | Seed | not available | 1341.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Fruit | 60.0 | 360.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Seed | 60.0 | 360.0 | -0.60 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 5.0 | 8.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibradykinic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 366. |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |