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Plant Eryngium foetidum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Culantro; Cilantro; False Coriander; Shadow-Beni; Stinkweed; Stinkdistel (Ger.)
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *