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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
TRANS-TRANS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2,8-DECADIENE-4-S-OXIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
TROLOX IC50 (uM) =1000 Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Ringbom, T., Seguar, L., Noreen, Y., Perera, P., Bohlin, L. 1998. Ursolic Acid from Plantago major, a Selective Inhibitor of Cyclooxygenase-2 Catalyzed Prostaglandin Biosynthesis. J. Nat. Prod., 61(10): 1212-1215.
URUSHIOL 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.
ZINGERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
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