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Chemical ASTRAGALIN

Chemical ID
ASTRAGALIN
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
ACE-Inhibitor ID50=180 ug/ml rat (24 hr.) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC30=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC62=10 uM Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Antileukemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive not available Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Immunostimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Adiantum capillus-veneris Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aesculus hippocastanum Flower 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.
Agrimonia eupatoria Shoot 22.5 23.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
Althaea officinalis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Althaea officinalis Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ammi visnaga Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ammi visnaga Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Arnica montana Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Shoot not available not available not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
Brassica nigra Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Centaurea calcitrapa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Cichorium intybus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cichorium intybus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cnicus benedictus Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Corylus avellana Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crocus sativus Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Seed not available not available not available Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.