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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Petroselinum crispum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Parsley
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil 21000.0 -0.73 *
(+)-M-MENTHA-1(6),8-DIENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 56400.0 *
0-METHYLBENZYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf 0.4 *
1,3,8-P-MENTHATRIENE 0 Leaf 63.0 1090.0 *
1,3,8-P-MENTHATRIENE 0 Seed 87.0 *
1-ALLYL-2,3,4,5-TETRAMETHOXYBENZENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 380000.0 *
1-ALLYL-2,3,4,5-TETRAMETHOXYBENZENE 0 Seed 5.0 26600.0 *
1-ALLYL-2,3,4,5-TETRAMETHOXYBENZENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil 8000.0 *
1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf 30.0 100.0 1.00 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
1-METHYL-4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZENE 0 Plant *
2,3,4,5-TETRAMETHOXYBENZENE 0 Seed *
2,3-DIOXA-1-METHYL-4-(METHYL-ETHENYL)-BICYCLO-(2,2,2)-OCT-5-ENE 0 Leaf *
2,3-DIOXA-1-METHYL-4-(METHYL-ETHENYL)-BICYCLO-(2,2,2)-OCT-5-ENE 0 Plant *
2-(P-TOLUYL)-PROPAN-2-OL 0 Plant Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
2-ALPHA-TOLYL-PROPENE 0 Leaf *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Leaf *
3,8-DIOXA-4-METHYL-7-(METHYL-ETHENYL)-TRICYCLO-(5,1,0)-OCTANE 0 Leaf *
3-N-BUTYL-PHTHALIDE 10 Seed *
4-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Seed 165.0 -0.70 *
4-ISOPROPENYL-1-METHYL-BENZENE 0 Leaf 27.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 2 *
Lipolytic 7 *
Lipotropic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 8 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Lymphocytogenic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 *
MAO-B-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Melaninogenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Melatoninogenic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Memorigenic 1 *
Metal-Chelator 2 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *