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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
Hyptis emoryi Desert Lavender 1 0
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 2 8
Hyptis verticillata Barrehorno; John Charles 1 1, 000
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 6 60, 432
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 1 0
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 3 0
Inga punctata not available 1 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 2 0
Ipomoea aquatica Swamp Cabbage; Water Spinach 1 2, 360
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 2 121
Iris missouriensis not available 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 1 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 1 0
Jacaranda caucana not available 1 110
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 2 760
Jasminum sambac not available 1 100
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 0.10000000149011612
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 5 36, 003.01999999955