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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |