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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cytotoxic (Colon) | 2 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Cytotoxic (Lung) | 2 | Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219. |
| Decongestant | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Demulcent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Digestive | 1 | Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp. |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 17 | Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp. |