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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
Amphicarpaea edgworthii not available 1 11
Amsonia grandiflora not available 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 2 8.200000002980232
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 2 0
Anemone narcissiflora not available 1 0
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 7 7, 516.024000000209
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 3 2.400000035762787
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 1 0
Anisochilus carnosus Panjiri-ka Pat 2 0
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 1 200
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 1 0
Apios americana not available 1 12
Apium graveolens Celery 8 4, 431.4020000060555
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 3 0.03999999910593033
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 3 0
Arbutus menziesii not available 1 40, 000
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 2 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 4.199999928474426
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 4 10, 003.200000047684