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Biological Activity Antimelanomic

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
10-HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN ED50=0.10 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
3-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-5-(3-ACETYL-2,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHYL-6-METHOXYBENZYL)-PHLORACETOPHENONE IC50=0.7 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
4-BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE ED50=0.24 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
7-HYDROXY-6-HYDROMELODIENOL ED50=1.04-1.10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
9-METHOXYCAMPTOTHECIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRONYCINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
AKAGERINE 1-10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMANDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 1-50 uM Duke, 1992 *
AZELAIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE IC50=140 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID not available New York Times, 3/28/95.
BRUCEANTIN ED50=0.001 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
BRUCEANTINOL not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
CAMPTOTHECIN ED50=0.14 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
CARVACROL IC50=120 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE ED50=0.18 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
COUMARIN 50 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 200 nM/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 2 0
Dolichos biflorus not available 1 0
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Dunbaria villosa not available 1 13
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 3 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 3 6.299999713897705
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 5 1
Echinops echinatus not available 1 0
Echinops niveus not available 1 0
Echinospartium horridum not available 1 0
Ehretia laevis not available 1 150
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 2 40
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 250
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 17, 140
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 2 5
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 1 98
Elsholtzia densa not available 1 0
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 1 11
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 1 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 1 85