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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXEROL | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TELFAIRIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 2615.0 | 3345.0 | -1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOHYDROQUINONE | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOQUINONE | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOQUINONE | 16 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOQUINONE | 16 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIRUCALLOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 12925.0 | 16530.0 | 2.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 6500.0 | 8325.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | not available | 55000.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 1 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pesticide | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Kandasamy, S. B. 1977. Central Effect of 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid (Arachidonic Acid) on the Temperature in the Conscious Rabbit. Experientia, 33: 1626. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Sedative | 4 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |