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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 1 | Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp. |
| FLavor | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 2 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 1 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Insecticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Irritant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perfumery | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Spasmogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |