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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
D-LIMONENE IC50=450 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROFALCARINDIOL 1.33 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID IC50=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
ELLIPTICINE ED50=0.77 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
FALCARINOL 0.25-3 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL IC50=50 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
GERANIOL IC50=150 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GUATTEGAUMERINE <5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HARRINGTONINE ED50=0.077 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
HOMOHARRINGTONINE ED50=0.045 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
HUAJIAOSIMULINE ED50=37 uM Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
INDICINE-N-OXIDE ED50=>40 ug/ml Cordell, G.A., Beecher, C.W.W., and Pezzuto, J.M. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of new anticancer drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117-133, 1991.
INOSITOL-HEXAPHOSPHATE not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 2 2, 500
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 3 14, 000
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 3 12, 564
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 2 8, 723
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 2 6, 384
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 4 0
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 1 49
Cytisus ardoini not available 1 0
Cytisus ingramii not available 1 0
Cytisus multiflorus not available 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 3 0
Cytisus striatus not available 1 0
Cytisus tribracteolatus not available 1 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 2 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 8 16, 587.019999999553
Dendroseris neriifolia not available 1 0
Desmodium gangeticum not available 1 8
Dichrostachys glomerata not available 1 35