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Biological Activity 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-BORNYL-CAFFEATE not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-BORNYL-FERULATE not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-BORNYL-P-COUMARATE not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN IC50=22-50 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-FLAVONE IC50 (uM)=16 Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-11-KETO-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 2 uM Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 7 uM Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
AESCULETIN IC50=0.1-5 uM Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARDISIAQUINONE 0.1-10 uM Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLON not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN IC50=0.1-5 uM Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID 5 uM Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
BOSWELLIC-ACID IC50=1.5-33 uM Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSOL IC50 (uM)=2 Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
CIS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 1 0.9000000357627869
Eucalyptus wandoo not available 1 0
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 1 0
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 2 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 2 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 2 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 2 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 2 51
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 400
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 2 0
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 2 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 0
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 2 0
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Fraxinus ornus Ash 1 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 1 0
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 2 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 2 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 3 0