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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Trichomonicide 1 Duke, 1992 *