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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Leaf | 1.0 | 8.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPARONE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPARONE | 22 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | 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. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | 17.3 | 160.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 9000.0 | 9873.0 | 2.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 9000.0 | 9873.0 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SESELIN | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESELIN | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SHIKIMIC-ACID | 14 | 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. |
| SILICON | 4 | Fruit | not available | 4.2 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Seed | 0.1 | 0.4 | -1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 50.0 | 1980.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 77.0 | 710.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |