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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
Genista clavata not available 1 0
Genista germanica not available 1 0
Genista lydia not available 1 0
Genista ovata not available 1 0
Genista patula not available 1 0
Genista rumelica not available 1 0
Genista sp not available 1 0
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Broom 2 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 2 3.5999999046325684
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 7 60, 222
Givotia rottleriformis not available 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 3 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 6 282, 146.59999990463
Glycine wightii not available 1 4.989999771118164
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 10 89, 600.40000000596
Glycyrrhiza squamulosa not available 1 17.100000381469727
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 5 180
Gochnatia blanchetiana not available 1 166