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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
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 2 60
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 2 102
Micromeria juliana not available 1 1, 900
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 2 6
Mirabilis jalapa Four-o-clock 1 0
Mitchella repens Partridge-berry; Squawvine 1 0
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 2 0
Monarda citriodora Lemon Mint 2 951
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 3 36, 000
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 2 39, 902
Monarda lindheimeri Lindheimer's Monarda 1 7, 024
Monarda media Mean Monarda 1 2, 736
Monarda punctata Horsemint 1 12, 507
Monarda russeliana Russel's Monarda 1 528
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 3 910.7400000467896
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 4 47, 215
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 7 4, 000
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 1 0.30000000447034836
Murraya sp None 1 432