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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOENICULOSIDE-IV | 0 | Seed | not available | 2.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | 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. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Essential Oil | 4000.0 | 20000.0 | -0.55 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit | 1.0 | 342.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Plant | not available | 135.0 | -0.48 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Seed | 1.0 | 342.0 | -0.77 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Seed Essent. Oil | 8600.0 | 20000.0 | -0.74 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-TOCOTRIENOL | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOTRIENOL | 1 | 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. |
| GAMMA-TOCOTRIENOL | 1 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | 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. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | 800.0 | -0.67 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 29560.0 | 32427.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 29560.0 | 32427.0 | -0.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 11070.0 | 12144.0 | 3.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 11070.0 | 12144.0 | 0.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | Plant | 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. |
| GLYCOLIC-ACID | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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 |