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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
Antitussive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 18 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 22 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 7 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Apoptotic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.