Chemical ID
ELEMICIN
Ubiquitous
No
Activity | Dosage | Reference |
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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 | not available | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Antihistaminic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiserotonic | not available | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+ |
Antistress | ihl | Jim Duke's personal files. |
DNA-Binder | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
Hallucinogenic | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
Insectifuge | not available | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
Larvicide | 100 ppm | Duke, 1992 * |
Neurotoxic | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Schistosomicide | not available | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
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Acorus calamus | Rhizome | 10.0 | 650.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
Anethum graveolens | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Artemisia dracunculus | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Artemisia dracunculus | Shoot | not available | 18.4 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Asarum canadense | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Asiasarum heterotropoides | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Canarium indicum | Essential Oil | 3500.0 | 8750.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Collinsonia canadensis | Plant | not available | 18.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Daucus carota | Seed | not available | 2000.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Ephedra sinica | Shoot | not available | 7.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Eucalyptus brassiana | Leaf | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Laurus nobilis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Myristica fragrans | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 12000.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
Myristica fragrans | Seed Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 21000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Myristica fragrans | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
Myristica fragrans | Seed | 20.0 | 4000.0 | 1.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Perilla frutescens | Leaf | 2500.0 | 3200.0 | 1.7 | Phytochemistry, 25: 2085. |
Petroselinum crispum | Seed | not available | 821.0 | -1.1 | Duke, 1992 * |