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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
MUCILAGE 3 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MYRCENE 22 Fruit Essent. Oil 5200.0 -1.25 *
MYRCENE 22 Leaf 18.0 255.0 -0.08 *
MYRCENE 22 Seed 168.0 1680.0 -0.11 *
MYRCENE 22 Seed Essent. Oil 24000.0 -0.47 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
MYRISTICIN 31 Fruit *
MYRISTICIN 31 Fruit Essent. Oil 10000.0 7500000.0 *
MYRISTICIN 31 Leaf 131.0 960.0 -0.31 *
MYRISTICIN 31 Leaf Essent. Oil 141176.0 *
MYRISTICIN 31 Plant 425.0 2550.0 1.00 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
MYRISTICIN 31 Root *
MYRISTICIN 31 Root Essent. Oil *
MYRISTICIN 31 Seed 14785.0 19800.0 1.38 *
MYRISTICIN 31 Seed Essent. Oil 108000.0 -1.00 *
MYRISTOLIC-ACID 0 Seed Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
N-HEXANAL 0 Leaf 0.4 -1.00 *
N-HEXANOL 0 Leaf 0.2 -1.00 *
NARINGENIN 56 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
NARINGENIN 56 Tissue Culture *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mitogenic 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.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Molluscicide 6 *
Mosquitofuge 2 *
Motor-Depressant 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
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 12 *
Mycobactericide 5 *
Myoprotective 1 *
Myorelaxant 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 *
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 2 *
Nematicide 10 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 *
Nephrotoxic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition