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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
BETA-SITOSTEROL 30 mg/day/12 wks Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE IC53=75 uM Abstract (See species file)
BROMELAIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
BUTYL-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNFLAVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN IC50=80 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHENYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERYL-ALCOHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERYL-ALDEHYDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CRYOGENINE 424-1,050 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 8.8 uM Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMINOIDS not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIARYLHEPTANOID not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 11 uM Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL IC50=9.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
EUGENYL-ACETATE ED50=3 uM Duke, 1992 *
FAGARAMIDE 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 1 932
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 5 0
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 5, 000
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 1 0
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 2 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 3 0
Daucus carota Carrot 7 14, 900
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 0
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 8, 700
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 3 875
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 595
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 700
Dipsacus fullonum not available 1 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 2 200
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 2 0
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 1 0