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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYCOLLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIJAVERIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 3310.0 | 3631.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 3310.0 | 3631.0 | -0.66 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| IMPERATORIN | 25 | Fruit | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IMPERATORIN | 25 | Seed | 0.0 | 3.0 | -1.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 100.0 | 240.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Plant | 27.0 | 270.0 | -0.42 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 2.3 | 21.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 6950.0 | 7624.0 | 1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 6950.0 | 7624.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOPIMPINELLIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPIMPINELLIN | 15 | Seed | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOQUERCITRIN | 22 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JASMONIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| JUGLANIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium-Antagonist | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 52 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 14 | Martindale's 28th |
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cardiac | 2 | 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. |
| Cardiodepressant | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 5 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-3-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |