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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
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 14, 275
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 53
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 520, 000
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 2 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 3 120, 000
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 3 840, 000
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 2 270, 000
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 4 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 3 13, 800
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 0
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 2 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 4 459
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 3 70, 000
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 4 60, 000
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 3 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 1 0
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 1 0