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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 6020.0 | 6604.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 6020.0 | 6604.0 | -0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | 11.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Seed | 1.2 | 11.0 | 0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | 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. |
| TRANS-1,8-TERPIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-1,8-TERPIN | 0 | 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. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Essential Oil | not available | 610800.0 | 0.71 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 412000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Fruit | 3030.0 | 72980.0 | 0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 218000.0 | -1.70 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Plant | not available | 5550.0 | -0.16 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 16000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Seed | 3030.0 | 77400.0 | 0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Seed Essent. Oil | 500000.0 | 865200.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| TRANS-OCIMENE | 0 | Fruit | 20.0 | 330.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-OCIMENE | 0 | Seed | 20.0 | 330.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRIGONELLINE | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 48 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |