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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
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 6 554, 787
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 1 4, 320
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 4 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 1 2, 720
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 0
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 1 130, 000
Trichosanthes kirilowii Chinese Cucumber 1 0
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 4 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 28, 500
Trilisa odoratissima Carolina Vanilla; Deer's Tongue; Hound's Tongue; Vanilla Plant 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 3 3, 531
Turnera diffusa Damiana 1 33
Ulex europaeus Gorse 2 0
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 1 80
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 1 0
Urginea maritima European Squill 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 3 3, 372
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 8 195.03999999910593