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Biological Activity Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor

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
CARNOSOL IC50 (uM) =16 Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL #NAME? Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CEPAENE not available Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
CIS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIRCA-PHENOLIC-GLUCOSIDE-5 not available Duke, 1992 *
EVODIAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EVODOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FISETIN IC50 (uM) =80 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONE IC50 (uM) =8 Duke, 1992 *
GALANGIN IC50 (uM) =7 Duke, 1992 *
GALANGIN IC50=5.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
GALANGIN-3,5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
GINGEROL not available J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 5 260, 000
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 240, 900
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 5 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 3 0
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 2 74, 000
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 2 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 3 15
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 6 60, 400
Mentha sp Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 7 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 4 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 3 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 4 180, 000
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 33, 500
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 2 70
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 2 216
Micromeria juliana not available 2 2, 080
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 2 6
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 1 100, 000