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Chemical BUTYRIC-ACID

Chemical ID
BUTYRICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=2,940 (orl rat) CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LD50=8,790 (orl rat) Merck 11th Edition
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
Anticancer not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitumor not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Apoptotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Bruchifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Nematistat 880 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Pesticide 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
Nicotiana tabacum 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.
Ocimum basilicum Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum gratissimum Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Passiflora incarnata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Persea americana Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Pimpinella anisum Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pinus sylvestris 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.
Piper nigrum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Plantago psyllium Seed 303.0 574.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Polianthes tuberosa Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polypodium vulgare Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Fruit 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.
Salvia sclarea Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Urtica dioica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana jatamansi Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.