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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | 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. |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Fruit | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSORALEN | 31 | Seed | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| QUERCETIN-3-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| QUERCETIN-3-L-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | not available | 4.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0.18 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit | 1.0 | 60.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Seed | 1.0 | 60.0 | -0.44 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lactagogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 9 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-B-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |