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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
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 3 2, 478
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 0
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 5 3, 790
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 1 21, 980
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Sonchus oleraceus Cerraja; Sow Thistle 1 0
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 2 0
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0
Sophora subprostrata Shan Dou Gen 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 2 0
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 2 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 2 4, 632
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 2 20, 000
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 3 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 4 0
Sweetia panamensis Billy Webb; Cascara Amarga 1 0
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 1 0
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 2 5, 000