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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
Phaseolus vulgaris Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunella vulgaris Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Scopolia carniolica Leaf not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Taraxacum officinale Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Urtica dioica Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Viburnum opulus Bark not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Viburnum prunifolium Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *