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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
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