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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EICOSADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 25000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 4000.0 | 16000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | 4500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 354900.0 | 416000.0 | 0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 55000.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | not available | 380000.0 | 0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 28085.0 | 35900.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Seed | 8840.0 | 20700.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GRAMISTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEDERAGENIN | 9 | Seed | not available | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Tissue Culture | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | not available | 140.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Seed | 8570.0 | 10960.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-O-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Seed | 23130.0 | 29595.0 | 1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 128124.0 | 233459.0 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Oil | 487600.0 | 576300.0 | 0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 2484.0 | 2912.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | 5700.0 | 7000.0 | -0.97 | 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 * |