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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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ELEMICIN

Chemical ID
ELEMICIN
Ubiquitous
No
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiaggregant IC50=360 uM Janssens, J., Laekeman, G.M., Pieters, L.A.C., Totte, J., Herman, A.G., and Vlietinck, A.J. 1990. Nutmeg Oil: Identification and Quantitation of its Most Active Constituents as Inhibitors of Platelet Aggregation. J.of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 179-188, 1990.
Antidepressant ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
Antifeedant Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antihistaminic *
Antiserotonic Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+
Antistress ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
DNA-Binder Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Fungicide MIC=8 ug *
Hallucinogenic R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Hypotensive ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
Insecticide 100 ppm *
Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Larvicide 100 ppm *
Neurotoxic R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Pesticide *
Schistosomicide Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
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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
Acorus calamus Rhizome 10.0 650.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Anethum graveolens Plant Rizk, A.F.M., The Phytochemistry of the Flora of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar, Kingprint, Richmond, UK, 1986.
Anethum graveolens Shoot Essent. Oil *
Artemisia dracunculus Essential Oil *
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot 18.4 1.0 *
Asarum canadense Rhizome *
Asiasarum heterotropoides Root *
Canarium indicum Essential Oil 3500.0 8750.0 -1.0 *
Collinsonia canadensis Plant 18.0 *
Daucus carota Seed 2000.0 -0.2 *
Ephedra sinica Shoot 7.0 -1.0 *
Eucalyptus brassiana Leaf 0.0 -0.7 Singh, A. K., Gupta, K. C., & Brophy, J. J. 1991. Chemical Constituents of the Leaf Essential Oil of Eucalyptus brassiana S. T. Blake. Journal of Essential Oil Res. 3: 45-7.
Juniperus virginiana Leaf *
Laurus nobilis Plant *
Myristica fragrans Essential Oil 1000.0 12000.0 1.0 *
Myristica fragrans Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 21000.0 *
Myristica fragrans Fruit *
Myristica fragrans Seed 20.0 4000.0 1.3 *
Perilla frutescens Leaf 2500.0 3200.0 1.7 Phytochemistry, 25: 2085.
Petroselinum crispum Fruit Essent. Oil 42700.0 *