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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 1730.0 | 5012.0 | 1.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 394.0 | 3650.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 24.0 | 721.0 | 4.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARMESIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARMESIN | 0 | 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. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 3010.0 | 3302.0 | 2.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Seed | 3010.0 | 3302.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Fruit | 70.0 | 4018.0 | 0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Plant | not available | 390.0 | -0.94 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Seed | 70.0 | 4018.0 | 1.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MIYABENOL-C | 0 | Seed | not available | 5.3 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | 100.0 | 2700.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed | 100.0 | 2700.0 | 0.48 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 28000.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Myotonic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 15 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephroprotective | 1 | Toxicol Appl. Pharmacol. 1996. |
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 4 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |