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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
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 21, 765
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 1, 500
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 1, 350
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 2 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 8 147, 120
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 12, 000
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 21, 054
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 2 10, 000
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 3 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 2, 826
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 980
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 6 1, 535
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 3 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 0