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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
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 5, 300
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 3 10
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 2 1, 602.7999999523163
Ruta graveolens Rue 2 20, 000
Salix alba White Willow 4 1.100000023841858
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 1 0.10000000149011612
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 3 12.40000033378601
Salvia farinacea not available 1 0
Salvia longistyla not available 1 28.200000762939453
Salvia mexicana not available 1 0
Salvia nicolsoniana not available 1 58.70000076293945
Salvia officinalis Sage 6 0
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 1 735
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 1 0
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 360, 000
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 3 171, 000
Sambucus racemosa not available 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 1 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 2 1, 100
Santalum album White Sandalwood 1 0