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Biological Activity Antimalarial

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
DIUVERETIN EC50=4.2 ug/ml Chanphen, R., Thebtaranonth, Y., Wanauppathamkul, S., and Yuthavong, Y. 1998. Antimalarial Principles from Artemisia indica. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9):1146-1147.
ECHITAMINE 1.6 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID IC50=0.5 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
EMETINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ENTANDROPHRAGMIN IC50=50 Duke, 1992 *
EPOXYADADIRADONE IC50=0.77 ug/ml Zeits. Lebensmitt. Unters. & Forsch. Acta Botanica Sinica, 174(3):211. 1982.
ETHYL-CRYPTOLEPIDONOATE IC50=3.8 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
EUPATORIN IC50=65 uM Duke, 1992 *
EURYCOMALACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
EURYCOMANOL IC50=1.2-4.9 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
EURYCOMANOL-2-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE IC50=0.4-3.5 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
EURYCOMANONE IC50=1.2-4.9 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
EVODULONE IC50=18.27 ug/mL) Duke, 1992 *
EVOXANTHINE IC50=67.6 ug/ml Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.
EXIGUAFLAVANONE-A IC50=4.6-7.1 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
EXIGUAFLAVONE-A EC50=4.6 ug/ml Chanphen, R., Thebtaranonth, Y., Wanauppathamkul, S., and Yuthavong, Y. 1998. Antimalarial Principles from Artemisia indica. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9):1146-1147.
EXIGUAFLAVONE-B EC50=7 ug/ml Chanphen, R., Thebtaranonth, Y., Wanauppathamkul, S., and Yuthavong, Y. 1998. Antimalarial Principles from Artemisia indica. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9):1146-1147.
FAGARAMIDE IC50=12.3 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
FAGARONINE IC50=0.009 ug/ml Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
FEBRIFUGINE IC50=0.001-0.07 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 5 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 2 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 7 25, 909
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 820
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 2 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 2 60
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 15 309, 175
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 4 560
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 3 0
Artemisia indica not available 4 155
Artemisia salsoloides not available 3 10, 150
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 0
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 2 0
Artocarpus integrifolia not available 1 3, 000
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 0