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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-FENCHONE | 0 | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 8000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-FENCHONE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 17000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-FENCHONE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-PINENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 12000.0 | -0.75 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Fruit | 1.0 | 300.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Seed | 1.0 | 300.0 | -0.67 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 3-CARENE | 0 | Fruit | 120.0 | 720.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-CARENE | 0 | Seed | 120.0 | 720.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 10 | Fruit | 0.0 | 5.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 10 | Seed | 0.0 | 5.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 21 | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 21 | Seed | 0.0 | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABSCISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.4 | 1.56 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 7890.0 | 8655.0 | 1.94 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 7890.0 | 8655.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| DME-Inhibitor | 2 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Binder | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Epileptigenic | 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. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 8 | Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29. |
| Estrogenic? | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |