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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
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 932
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 3 418, 380
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 1 0
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 2 132
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 1 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 12, 000
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 2, 743
Nepeta cataria Catnip 3 4, 900
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 1 340
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 5 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 2 16, 090
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 6 7, 136, 262
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 3 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 3 44, 600
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 12, 140
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 3 20, 300
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0