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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
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
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 3 130
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 5 34, 925
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 10 50
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 8 4.80000002682209
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 3 54, 000
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Mesua ferrea not available 1 2, 120
Mesua myrtifolia not available 1 100
Metrosideros excelsa not available 1 1, 000
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 2 70
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 2 216
Micromeria juliana not available 2 2, 080
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 2 6
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 1 0
Mimusops littoralis not available 1 0
Mitrephora heyneana not available 1 0
Moghania macrophylla not available 1 0
Monarda citriodora Lemon Mint 2 19, 013
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 3 158