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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 17604.0 | 163000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHOL | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FENCHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | 87000.0 | 1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Fruit | 10.0 | 24000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Plant | not available | 30.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Seed | 10800.0 | 150000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Seed Essent. Oil | 7000.0 | 130000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FENCHYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| FENICULIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Seed | not available | 0.5 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 144250.0 | 183338.0 | 0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | 5000.0 | 50000.0 | -1.28 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 144250.0 | 183338.0 | 0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Seed | not available | 172000.0 | 0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOENICULIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FOENICULOSIDE-I | 0 | Seed | not available | 11.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FOENICULOSIDE-II | 0 | Seed | not available | 4.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FOENICULOSIDE-III | 0 | Seed | not available | 10.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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 * |