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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostatitic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 8 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipurpuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipyretic | 6 | 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. |
| Antiradicular | 21 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antireproductive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinopathic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscleromyxoedemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |