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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
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
Gossypium sp Cotton 2 0
Gratifolia officianalis not available 1 2, 500
Guazuma tomentosa not available 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 4.599999904632568
Gypsophila struthium not available 1 9.600000381469727
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 2 50
Hardenbergia violacea not available 1 8
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 2 3
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 2 10, 000
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 69, 220
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 1 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 1 0
Herpestis monniera not available 1 1, 100
Hibiscus mutabilis not available 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 2 157.3000020980835
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 12, 000
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 0