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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
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 0
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 3 645
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 3 56, 262
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 1 0
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 1 0
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 0
Picrasma excelsa Bitterwood; Jamaican Quassia 1 0
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 2 13, 836, 950
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 1 87, 360
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 5 64, 120
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 1 1, 550
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 6, 500
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 3 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 2 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 2 38, 050
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 2 212, 106
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 4 2, 448
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 1 0