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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 1730.0 | 5012.0 | 1.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 394.0 | 3650.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 24.0 | 721.0 | 4.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARMESIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARMESIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 3010.0 | 3302.0 | 2.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 3010.0 | 3302.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Fruit | 70.0 | 4018.0 | 0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Plant | not available | 390.0 | -0.94 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Seed | 70.0 | 4018.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MIYABENOL-C | 0 | Seed | not available | 5.3 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | 100.0 | 2700.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed | 100.0 | 2700.0 | 0.48 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 28000.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiMD | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 8 | Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 27 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimycotic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antimyoclonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |