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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 IC50=9.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 11 uM 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
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 0
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 3, 729
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 0
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 3 2, 411
Ananas comosus Pineapple 3 7, 590
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 8 7, 164
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 6 628.5
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 6 7, 138, 800
Anisomeles indica Kalabhangra 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 14, 000
Annona muricata Soursop 3 585
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 245
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 750
Apium graveolens Celery 11 41, 105
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 4 6, 734
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 1 0