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Plant Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Fennel
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
STIGMASTEROL 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed 310.0 340.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
STIGMASTEROL-PALMITATE 0 Root 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.
SUGAR 0 Fruit 40000.0 50000.0 -0.94 Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Seed 40000.0 50000.0 -0.34 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID 6 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.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARTARIC-ACID 6 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Essential Oil not available 10300.0 -0.52 Jim Duke's personal files.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Fruit 10.0 60.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Seed 10.0 60.0 -0.66 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Fruit 10.0 60.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Plant not available 230.0 1.29 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Seed 10.0 60.0 -0.74 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 4.0 5.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Plant 1.0 11.0 0.29 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN 31 Seed 4.0 5.0 -0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THIAMINE 0 Seed 0.5 4.4 -0.11 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.