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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uricosuric | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotonic | 2 | Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |