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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
NORERYTHROSTACHAMINE *
O-ACETYLCYPHOLOPHINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
O-METHYL-DAURICINE 11 ppm *
O-METHYL-PISIFERIC-ACID *
OXOUSHINSUNINE *
OXYACANTHINE >30 *
OXYAYANIN-A ED50=2 ug/ml Arisawa, M., Hayashi, T., Shimizu, M., Morita, N., Bai, H., Kuze, S., and Ito, Y. Isolation And Cytotoxicity Of Two New Flavonoids From Chrysosplenium grayanum And Related Flavonols. J. Natural Products, 54(3): 898-901, 1991.
P-COUMARIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-METHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PANAXACOL *
PANAXYDOL ED50=0.02-16.4 ug/ml *
PANAXYNOL ED50=0.03-32.1 ug/ml *
PANAXYTRIOL ED50=0.17->70 ug/ml *
PARTHENIN 25 ppb *
PARTHENOLIDE 2.3 ppm *
PAUCIN *
PENSTEMIDE 50 mg/kg Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
PHANTOMOLIN ED50=0.66 ppm *
PHYLLANTHOCIN 10 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
PHYLLANTHOSIDE 6-24 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 6, 070
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 9, 940
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 860
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 6 21, 610
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 8 414, 266
Olea europaea Olive 11 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 7 228
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 0
Origanum compactum 2 320
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 8 1, 065, 930
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 125
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 1 0
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 96
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 12 5, 183, 100
Orthosphenia mexicana 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0.8999999761581421
Paeonia japonica 1 10, 000
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 3 0