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Common Names
Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 15000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASSAFOETIDIN | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AZULENE | 10 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BADRAKEMIN | 0 | Gum | not available | 1750.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BADRAKEMIN-ACETATE | 0 | Gum | not available | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BASSORIN | 0 | Gum | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 93300.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTYLPROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | 400000.0 | 450000.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BYAKANGELICOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CADINENE | 4 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| COLADONIN | 0 | Gum | not available | 1250.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONFEROL | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-2-BUTYL-METHYL-TRISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-2-BUTYLDISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-2-BUTYLTETRASULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-2-BUTYLTRISULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIALLYL-DISULFIDE | 26 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIALLYL-SULFATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Triglycerolytic | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Vasodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |