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Plant Petroselinum crispum (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Parsley
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
QUINIC-ACID 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant 1.0 13.5 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID 57 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
RUBIDIUM 0 Leaf 2.2 65.0 0.89 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available 30000.0 0.86 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Shoot not available 44480.0 2.75 Varnaite, R. 1988. Rutin Content in Capsicum, Capsella, Urtica, Primula, Lepidium, Lactuca, Brassica, Anethum, Beta, Petroselinum, Allium Genera Representatives. Liet Tsr Mokslu Akad Darb Ser C, 4: 29-32.
SABINENE 5 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 10400.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Leaf not available 0.5 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Seed 1.0 1190.0 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Seed Essent. Oil not available 17000.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES 7 Leaf 0.8 4.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
SANTENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SANTENE 0 Seed 1.0 140.0 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
SAXALIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SEDANENOLIDE 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Plant 0.0 0.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SENKYUNOLIDE 0 Root not available 5.0 -1.00 Abstract (See species file)
SESQUIPHELLANDRENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKIMIC-ACID 14 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Leaf 60.0 1425.0 3.83 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibacterial 42 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibradykinic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 366.
Antibronchitic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anticalculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 11 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 3 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 1 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).