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Common Names
Anise; Sweet Cumin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-METHOXYPHENYLACETONE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-METHOXYPHENYLACETONE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 2560.0 | 9730.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PETROSELINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 18800.0 | 489000.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Fruit | not available | 408.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Seed | not available | 408.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | not available | 4862.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 4400.0 | 4862.0 | -0.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOTOANETHOLE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOTOANETHOLE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| PLASTOHYDROQUINONE-9 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOHYDROQUINONE-9 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOHYDROQUINONE-9 | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOQUINONE 9 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOQUINONE 9 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOQUINONE 9 | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | not available | 15923.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 14410.0 | 15923.0 | 0.29 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PREGEIJERENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 164000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 5 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | 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 | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 28 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |