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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
LUTEOLIN not available Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
MAYTANSINE not available Merck 11th Edition
MELODORINOL ED50=3.32-3.75 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MELODORINOL-ACETATE ED50=2.74-4.21 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MIMOSINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
PERILLALDEHYDE IC50=120 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
PERILLYL-ALCOHOL IC50=250 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHOSIDE not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN ED50=>20 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
PTEROSTILBENE 40 uM Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 480 ug/kg Duke, 1992 *
SOLASODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SWAINSONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
TAXOL not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL IC50=120 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
VINDESINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 2 500, 013.5999998152
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 3 1, 245
Enterolobium cyclocarpum not available 1 60
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 16.40000009536743
Epilobium rosmarinifolium not available 1 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 4 2.5999999046325684
Erinacea anthyllis not available 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 2 10, 500
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 2 351, 108
Eriosema glomeratum not available 1 6
Eriosema nutans not available 1 7
Eriosema psoraleoides not available 1 6
Erythrina crista-galli Cockspur Coral Tree 1 0
Erythrina sp not available 1 0
Erythrospermum zeylanicum not available 1 110
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 5, 000
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 1 5, 000
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 1 50, 000
Eucalyptus angulosa not available 1 1.5
Eucalyptus behriana not available 1 0