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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
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 3 1, 146
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 2 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 2 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 2 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 2 80, 000
Ludwigia adscendens Ascending ludwigia 1 0
Ludwigia perennis Perennial ludwigia 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 2 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 3 0
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 0
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 2 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 447, 000
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 6 226, 396
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 2 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 2 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 0