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Plant Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Fennel
How this plant is used
Food

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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
OSTHENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-ANISALDEHYDE 11 Seed Essent. Oil not available 12000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
P-ANISALDEHYDE 11 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
P-ANISIC-ACID 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Fruit not available 93.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed 60.0 93.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Essential Oil 1000.0 10000.0 -0.55 Jim Duke's personal files.
P-CYMENE 16 Fruit 20.0 480.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Root Essent. Oil not available 30000.0 1.35 Jim Duke's personal files.
P-CYMENE 16 Seed 20.0 480.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 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.
P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 1 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.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 4000.0 6000.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 4000.0 6000.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PETROSELINIC-ACID 0 Fruit 72000.0 168000.0 1.07 Duke, 1992 *
PETROSELINIC-ACID 0 Seed 72000.0 729000.0 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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).