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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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CAFFEIC-ACID

Chemical ID
CAFFEICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Hepatocarcinogenic 400 ppm diet orl mus (in the absence of alcohol) *
Hepatoprotective Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 210.
Hepatotropic *
Histamine-Inhibitor *
Immunostimulant *
Insectifuge Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Leukotriene-Inhibitor *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC50=62-148 uM *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC27=5 mM Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lyase-Inhibitor IC50=94-164 uM *
Metal-Chelator McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Pesticide *
Prooxidant *
Prostaglandigenic *
Sedative 500 mg *
Sunscreen IC50=2.5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Sunscreen IC91=5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Sunscreen IC98=25 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
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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
Angelica archangelica Plant Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Annona muricata Plant *
Apium graveolens Seed Wealth of India.
Apium graveolens Root *
Apium graveolens Leaf *
Arachis hypogaea Seed 11.0 -0.8 *
Arctium lappa Root 2500.0 0.2 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Plant *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf *
Armoracia rusticana Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Arnica montana Flower *
Artemisia abrotanum Plant *
Artemisia capillaris Plant *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot *
Artemisia dracunculus Leaf 7640.0 0.3 *
Asimina triloba Leaf *
Aspalathus linearis Shoot 0.7 -0.7 *
Astragalus membranaceus Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Avena sativa Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Ballota nigra Leaf 2000.0 -0.4 *