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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIGONELLINE | 15 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 2530.0 | 2775.0 | 2.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 2530.0 | 2775.0 | -0.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 4100.0 | 4498.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 4100.0 | 4498.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UMBELLIFERONE | 22 | Seed | 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. |
| UREASE | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| UREASE | 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. |
| UREASE | 0 | Stem | 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. |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 9150.0 | 10037.0 | 1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 9150.0 | 10037.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Seed | not available | 0.5 | -1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 80670.0 | 104796.0 | -2.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | 842000.0 | 900000.0 | 0.55 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 892000.0 | 2.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Artemicide | 4 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriophagicide | 1 | de Vries, D. J. and Blumberg, P. M., Thermoregulatory effects of resiniferatoxin in the mouse: comparison with capsaicin, Life Sciences, 44, 1989, 711-715. |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Bufocide | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |