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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSTHENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-ANISALDEHYDE | 11 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 12000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-ANISALDEHYDE | 11 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-ANISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | 93.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | 60.0 | 93.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 10000.0 | -0.55 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Fruit | 20.0 | 480.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 30000.0 | 1.35 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Seed | 20.0 | 480.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 6000.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 4000.0 | 6000.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETROSELINIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | 72000.0 | 168000.0 | 1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETROSELINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 72000.0 | 729000.0 | 0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cerebroprotective | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cerebrostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 6 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 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. |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |