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

Common Names
Anise; Sweet Cumin
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
APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 2 Seed *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Fruit 200.0 *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Seed 200.0 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 8.0 9.0 -0.28 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 8.0 9.0 -0.33 *
ASH 0 Fruit 66000.0 77000.0 0.53 *
ASH 0 Seed 60000.0 100000.0 1.57 *
AZULENE 10 Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BERGAPTEN 26 Fruit *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed *
BERGAPTEN 26 Tissue Culture 5000.0 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Plant *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Seed Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Essential Oil *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Plant *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Tissue Culture *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Seed Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Seed Essent. Oil *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiparkinsonian 2 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 *
Antipermeability 1 *
Antiperoxidant 6 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipertussive 1 *
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipityriasic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiplaque 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 1 *
Antiplatelet 3 *
AntiPMS 4 *
Antipneumonic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.