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Common Names
Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-ETHYL-LOPHENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYL-LOPHENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL | 5 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-DEHYDRO-AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 8000.0 | 10255.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 1900.0 | -1.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Seed Oil | not available | 24900.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 41500.0 | 53050.0 | 1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 2577.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 38000.0 | 53000.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 10670.0 | 13650.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | Seed | not available | 200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | 3218.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Houghton, P.J., Zarka, R., Heras, B., and Hoult, J.R.S. 1994. Fixed Oil of Nigella sativa and Derived Thymoquinone Inhibit Eicosanoid Generation in Leukocytes and Membrane Lipid Peroxidation. Planta Medica, 61: 33. |
| Cytoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Essential | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic? | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Expectorant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 8 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Fungistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |