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Biological Activity Antimelanomic

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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
Rhynchosia volubilis not available 1 5
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 4 12.002000000094995
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 0
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 2 56
Ricinus communis Castorbean 2 2, 000
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 6.299999713897705
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 2 0
Rosa davurica not available 1 70
Rosa gallica French Rose 2 275
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 1 0
Rosa spp Rose Hips 1 0
Rosa woodsii Woods' Rose 1 3
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 8 30, 687.5
Rotala floribunda not available 1 0
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 1 0
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 7 29
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 2 12, 800