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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
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 2 0
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 3 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 21
Gossypium sp Cotton 2 0
Guazuma tomentosa not available 2 0
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 2 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 2 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 1, 220
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 2 0
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 2 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 3 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 1 0
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 2 0