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Chemical ARBUTIN

Chemical ID
ARBUTIN
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
Allelochemic IC51=1.1 mM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Antibacterial MIC=4,000-8,000 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic 50 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanogenic IC50=40 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 60-200 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic MIC=4,000-8,000 ppm Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antitussive not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Artemicide not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Candidicide not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Diuretic 60-200 mg/man Merck 11th Edition
Insulin-Sparing not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Mycoplasmistat not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor IC50=40 uM Duke, 1992 *
Urinary-Antiseptic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 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
Arbutus unedo Leaf not available 27000.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf 114.3 186000.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Tissue Culture not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Plant 75000.0 107000.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Chimaphila umbellata Plant not available 75000.0 0.2 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Chimaphila umbellata Shoot 73000.0 76000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Chimaphila umbellata Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp 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.
Gaultheria procumbens Leaf 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.
Kalmia latifolia Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Ledum palustre Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Origanum majorana Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Origanum majorana Leaf not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pyrus communis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhododendron ferrugineum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhododendron ponticum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus fruticosus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Turnera diffusa Leaf 1500.0 7000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit not available 0.0 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.
Vaccinium myrtillus Leaf 0.0 3000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *