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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 3 30, 000
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Polygonum plebeium 1 75
Pongamia pinnata 1 45
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 2 0
Pouteria torta 1 15
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 320
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 6 10, 281.760000228882
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 2 57, 800
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 17, 700
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 4 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 0
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 0
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 10, 000
Prunus persica Peach 2 0
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0