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Biological Activity Antimelanogenic

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
ARBUTIN IC50=40 uM Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID ID60=0.5 uM/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 2 0
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 2 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 3 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 2 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 35, 080
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 20
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 0.5
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 2, 280
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 2 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 3 0