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Common Names
Culantro; Cilantro; False Coriander; Shadow-Beni; Stinkweed; Stinkdistel (Ger.)
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4,5-TRIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 210000.0 | not available | Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp. |
| 2,4,5-TRIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | 50.0 | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-DODECEN-1-AL | 0 | Essential Oil | 460000.0 | 600000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-DODECEN-1-AL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 2-DODECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 160000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHYLBENZOIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | 4.0 | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-3,5-DIMETHYLACETOPHENONE | 0 | Plant | 50.0 | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-DODECANONE | 0 | Plant | 50.0 | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | 5.0 | 25.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 100000.0 | not available | Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp. |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Plant | 2.0 | 10.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAROTOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 100000.0 | not available | Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp. |
| CAROTOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 190000.0 | not available | Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp. |
| DECANAL | 0 | Plant | 4.0 | 20.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 200.0 | 400.0 | -0.71 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FENQUILIC-ALCOHOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| HEXADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 120000.0 | not available | Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | 10.0 | 50.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allelochemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antiinflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiseptic | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistaphylococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |