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Plant Trachyspermum ammi (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Ajwan
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
IODINE 12 Fruit not available 0.5 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 178.0 299.0 0.66 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit 75.0 2040.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit not available 33.1 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Fruit 90.0 120.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit not available 1.2 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Fruit 21.0 23.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Fruit 6240.0 9512.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
PHENOLS 0 Plant not available 3800.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 4430.0 4784.0 0.48 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIN-PHOSPHORUS 0 Fruit 2960.0 3197.0 1.83 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 13900.0 15011.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 150000.0 184665.0 1.01 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 2.8 3.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 560.0 605.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 2.1 2.3 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Fruit 13560.0 19400.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Fruit not available 74000.0 -3.03 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available 43.0 0.38 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 10 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
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.
Anticancer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticholinesterase 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Anticholinesterase? 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Anticirrhotic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.