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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | not available | 1878.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | not available | 1878.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 23.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | not available | 23.0 | -0.38 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Fruit | not available | 1050.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CHAVICOL | 6 | Seed | 100.0 | 1200.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 44800.0 | 217000.0 | 0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-ANISALDEHYDE | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| P-ANISIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Seed | not available | 737.0 | 1.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CREOSOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| P-CRESOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivitiligic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 3 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |