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Biological Activity Antimelanomic

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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
Prunus nipponica not available 1 0
Prunus persica Peach 2 0.003000000026077032
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 2 0
Prunus spp not available 1 0
Prunus verecunda not available 1 0
Pseudeminia comosa not available 1 4
Pseudoeriosema borianii not available 1 20
Pseudovigna argentea not available 1 8
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 2 200
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 159, 000
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 3 6, 552
Psychotria adenophylla not available 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 2 0
Pterocarpus angolensis not available 1 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 1 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 1 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 5 7, 162.399963378906