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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Fennel
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed Essent. Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 1730.0 5012.0 1.33 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 394.0 3650.0 0.28 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Fruit *
MALIC-ACID 15 Seed 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 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 0.5 4.3 -0.61 *
MARMESIN 0 Fruit *
MARMESIN 0 Seed 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 *
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 *
METHYL-CHAVICOL 6 Plant 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 *
MIYABENOL-C 0 Seed 5.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
MYRCENE 22 Fruit 100.0 2700.0 0.04 *
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 *
MYRISTICIN 31 Root Essent. Oil 28000.0 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
MYRISTICIN 31 Seed Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Perfumery 25 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 3 *
Pesticide 71 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 *
Phagocytotic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 *
Photoactive 1 *
Photocarcinogenic 1 *
Photodermatitigenic 2 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phototoxic 3 *
Phytoalexin 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Phytohormonal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Piscicide 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 *
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Prolactinogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).