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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
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PARTHENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLITORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYPHENOLS not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-GALLATE IC50 (uM) =30 Duke, 1992 *
PTEROSTILBENE IC50=20-84 uM Duke, 1992 *
PUNICIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RESVERATROL IC50=15 uM Duke, 1992 *
RUTAECARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL (=indomethacin) Duke, 1992 *
THYMOQUINONE IC50 3.5 ug/ml Houghton, P.J., Zarka, R., Heras, B., and Hoult, J.R.S. 1994. Fixed Oil of Nigella sativa and Derived Thymoquinone Inhibit Eicosanoid Generation in Leukocytes and Membrane Lipid Peroxidation. Planta Medica, 61: 33.
TRANS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2-DECENE-4-S-OXIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-RESVERATROL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 6 500, 000
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 8 498
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 4 70, 526
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 3 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 8 841.9000000953674
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 9 82, 416
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 2 63, 171
Gossypium sp Cotton 5 17, 740
Guaiacum sp. Guaiac 1 0
Guarea rusbyi Cocillana 1 0
Guazuma tomentosa not available 2 0
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 2 200, 000
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 3 54, 400
Hamelia patens Scarlet Bush 1 150, 000
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 4 0
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 3 10, 000
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 2 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 4 1, 274