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Chemical AESCULETIN

Chemical ID
AESCULETIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC50=0.1-5 uM Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.74 ug/ml cow Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic? not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidysenteric not available HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
Antiescherichic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory IC50=0.1-5 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antipyretic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardiodepressant not available Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
Cosmetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Dermatitigenic not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Aesculus hippocastanum Bark not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Althaea officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Althaea officinalis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Armoracia rusticana Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Cichorium intybus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Hordeum vulgare Protoplast not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hordeum vulgare Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Lawsonia inermis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa Fruit not available 140.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Nicotiana tabacum Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Ocimum basilicum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Olea europaea Stem not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Papaver somniferum Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *