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Biological Activity Antiprostaglandin

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
(+)-CATECHIN IC50=40-943 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
(E)-4-(3',4'-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-BUT-3-EN-OL not available Duke, 1992 *
10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
10-GINGERDIONE not available HerbalGram No. 17.
2',6'-DIMETHOXY-4'-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL not available Duke, 1992 *
6-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE not available HerbalGram No. 17.
6-GINGERDIONE not available HerbalGram No. 17.
6-GINGEROL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
6-SHOGAOL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,4-PHENYL-3,5-HEPTADIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
7-[3-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-4-HYDROXYMETHYL-TETRAHYDRO-FURAN-2-YLOXY)-4,5-DIHYDROXY-6-HYDROXYMETHYL-TETRAHYDRO-PYRAN-2-YLOXY]... 250 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN IC67=50 uM Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CYPERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANACARDIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARNEBINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ASTRINGENIN IC50=45 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 5, 580
Inonotus obliquus not available 2 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 3 0
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 2 800
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris x germanica Orris 2 0
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 40
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 3, 786
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 5 13, 425
Juglans regia English Walnut 5 7, 581
Juncus effusus Rush 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 5 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 2 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 0