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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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APIGENIN

Chemical ID
APIGENIN
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Aromatase-Inhibitor IC65=1 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor IC50=~40 uM *
Calcium-Antagonist? Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991.
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Choleretic *
CNS-Depressant *
COX-1-Inhibitor IC65=1,000 uM *
COX-2-Inhibitor IC50=<15 uM *
COX-2-Inhibitor <40 uM *
COX-2-Inhibitor IC>65=1,000 uM *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor *
Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor *
Cytotoxic IC88=10 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
Cytotoxic IC50=9.5 uM *
Cytotoxic 1-50 uM *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor Jim Duke's personal files.
Differentiator MIC=30 uM *
Differentiator IC40=40 uM *
Diuretic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Mentha spicata Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Mentha x rotundifolia Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
Ocimum basilicum Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Ocimum tenuiflorum Leaf *
Olea europaea Leaf Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Ononis spinosa Shoot Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Origanum vulgare Plant *
Origanum vulgare Leaf *
Passiflora incarnata Plant 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.
Perilla frutescens Seed CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Petroselinum crispum Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Petroselinum crispum Tissue Culture *
Phaseolus vulgaris Plant *
Phoenix dactylifera Stem Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Pimpinella anisum Seed Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Plantago major Leaf *
Pogostemon cablin Plant *
Prosopis juliflora Plant *
Prunus cerasus Plant *
Pueraria montana Root *