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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
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 6 78, 000
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 3 1, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 129
Lavandula spica not available 1 133.3000030517578
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 3 72
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 3 2, 880, 756
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 1 0
Lemaireocereus griseus not available 1 20, 000
Lemaireocereus hystrix not available 1 400
Lemaireocereus quevedonis not available 1 0
Lemaireocereus stellatus not available 1 3, 800
Lembotropis emerifolia not available 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 50.19999980926514
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 2 0
Lepechinia caulescens not available 1 4
Lepechinia chamaedryoides not available 1 0
Lepechinia glomerata not available 1 0
Leptospermum ericoides not available 1 0
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 1 10, 000
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya not available 1 0