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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | 244600.0 | 262400.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 22464.0 | 50523.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | 120000.0 | 171200.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Seed Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 16850.0 | 21560.0 | 1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | not available | 5100.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | not available | 5820.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 11350.0 | 14520.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 210000.0 | 271900.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | 440.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-(6-FERULOYL-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-(1,2)-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 240.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-O-BETA-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | 1380.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Seed | not available | 200.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 4210.0 | 5385.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | not available | 980.0 | 0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 8722.0 | 10192.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | 18100.0 | 60400.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTANOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimalarial | 1 | Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986. |
| Antimanic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenopausal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |