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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Antimalarial

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
3-METHYLNAPHTHARAZIN IC50=5.8 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.
3-O-BENZOYLHOSLOPPONE IC50=0.4 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.
4,7-DIMETHYL-1-TETRALONE EC50=>3-100 uM *
5,6,7-TRIMETHOXYCOUMARIN IC50=1ug/ml *
5,7-DIMETHOXY-8-(3'-HYDROXY-3'-METHYL-1'-BUTENE) IC50=8.8-16.25 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.
6'-DESMETHYL-THALIFABORAMINE IC50=0.01-0.15 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.
6-ACETYLSWIETENOLIDE IC50=7.5 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.
6-ALPHA-TIGLOYLOXYGLAUCARUBOL IC50=0.257 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.
7-DEACETYLGEDUNIN IC50=3.6 ug/ml Zeits. Lebensmitt. Unters. & Forsch. Acta Botanica Sinica, 174(3):211. 1982.
7-DEACETYLKHIVORIN IC50=5 ug/ml *
7-EPIDIONCHOPHYLLINE-A IC50=0.2 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.
7-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE-1-PROPIONIC-ACID IC50=0.3-2.9 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.
7-O-DEMETHYLTETRANDRINE IC50=0.74 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.
8-EPIXANTHIN IC50=125 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.
8-EPIXANTHIN-1,5-EPOXIDE IC50=7.8 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.
ACACETIN IC50=4.2-12.6 ug/ml *
AFFINISINE IC50=5->5 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.
AILANTHINONE IC50=0.025 uM *
AILANTHONE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
AJOENE 50 mg/kg *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lycoris squamigera Magic Lily; Resurrection Lily 1 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 0
Machaerocereus gummosus 1 4, 000
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 4 7, 928
Madhuca microphylla 1 930
Madhuca nerifolia 1 560
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 3 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 2 1, 000
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 8 195
Mahonia bealei 1 5, 000
Mahonia fargesii 3 0
Mahonia fortunei 2 0
Mahonia gracilipes 4 0
Mahonia japonica Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten 4 0
Mahonia nervosa Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape; Water Holly 1 0
Mahonia philipinensis 2 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 6 11, 588
Mahonia siamensis 2 4, 600