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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
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 92
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 2 113.69999885559082
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 25.80000066757202
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 4 73.5999984741211
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 12
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 322.1799969524145
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 3 40, 000
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 3 460, 604
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 5.400000095367432
Viscum articulatum not available 1 0
Vismia cayennensis not available 1 0
Vismia micrantha not available 1 280
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 9 1, 161, 872.0960000008
Wisteria floribunda not available 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 0
Woodfordia floribunda not available 1 24.399999618530273
Wormia burbidgei not available 1 24, 000
Wormia triquetra not available 1 32, 000
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0