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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
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 2 0
Psidium guajava Guava 5 400, 200
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 2 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 3 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 2 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 4 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 12 10, 046, 400
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 2 24, 258
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 2 377
Pyrus communis Pear 3 28
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 4 200, 000
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 3 120, 000
Quercus robur English Oak 4 200, 000
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 3 160, 000
Quercus suber Cork Oak 1 65, 000
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 150, 000
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 3, 654.3000984191895