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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
LINOLEIC-ACID *
OLEIC-ACID *
PALMITIC-ACID *
STEARIC-ACID *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID *
ALIZARIN *
ARTOCARPIN IC50=85 uM *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID *
BIOCHANIN-A IC50=35 uM *
BIOCHANIN-A IC>80=100 uM *
CURCUMIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 30, 960
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 463, 600
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules' Club; Prickly Ash; American Angelica Tree 1 408, 000
Euonymus atropurpureus Burning Bush; Wahoo 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 1 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 73, 000
Ajuga bracteosa Nilkanthi 1 0
Picrasma quassioides Lignum Quassia; Nigaki; Shurni 1 0
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 1 20, 000
Rubia cordifolia Madder 1 0