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Common Names
Fennel
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIGONELLINE | 15 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 2530.0 | 2775.0 | 2.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 2530.0 | 2775.0 | -0.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 4100.0 | 4498.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 4100.0 | 4498.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Seed | 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. |
| UREASE | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| UREASE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| UREASE | 0 | Stem | 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. |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 9150.0 | 10037.0 | 1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 9150.0 | 10037.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Seed | not available | 0.5 | -1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 80670.0 | 104796.0 | -2.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | 842000.0 | 900000.0 | 0.55 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 892000.0 | 2.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Allergenic | 27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphetaminagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 10 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |