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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESOL | 5 | Plant | 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. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Seed | not available | 1280.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-CARVONE | 7 | Plant | 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. |
| DELTA-ELEMENE | 0 | 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. |
| DIANETHOLE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIANETHOLE | 1 | 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. |
| DIANISOIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| DIHYDROCARVONE-ACETATE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 10000.0 | 60000.0 | 3.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 6100.0 | 140000.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPOXY-PSEUDOISOEUGENOL-(2-METHLY-BUTYRATE) | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Essential Oil | not available | 815000.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 40000.0 | -1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrositic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antifibrotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antigliomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |