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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
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 3 0
Neonotonia wightii not available 1 4.989999771118164
Nepeta cataria Catnip 4 255, 012.30000019073
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 4 1, 116
Nerium oleander Oleander 3 0
Newcastelia viscida not available 1 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 1 21, 000
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 3 10, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 3 1, 000
Nuytsia floribunda not available 1 17, 000
Nymphoides peltatum not available 1 0
Ocimum americanum not available 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 9 347, 154
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 2 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 3 61, 480
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 420
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 3 670
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 207, 000