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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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 2 500, 013.5999998152
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 3 1, 245
Enterolobium cyclocarpum not available 1 60
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 16.40000009536743
Epilobium rosmarinifolium not available 1 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 4 2.5999999046325684
Erinacea anthyllis not available 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 2 10, 500
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 2 351, 108
Eriosema glomeratum not available 1 6
Eriosema nutans not available 1 7
Eriosema psoraleoides not available 1 6
Erythrina crista-galli Cockspur Coral Tree 1 0
Erythrina sp not available 1 0
Erythrospermum zeylanicum not available 1 110
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 5, 000
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 1 5, 000
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 1 50, 000
Eucalyptus angulosa not available 1 1.5
Eucalyptus behriana not available 1 0