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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical ELLAGIC-ACID

Chemical ID
ELLAGICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Abortifacient 1.2 mg/kg ivn mus *
ACE-Inhibitor IC50=5 mM/l *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.2 uM *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.2 ug/ml (strong activity) *
Antiaflatoxin *
Antianaphylactic *
Antibacterial ID50=20 ug/ml *
Antibacterial 1,250 ug/ml *
Anticancer (Cervix) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Colon) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Esophagus) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Mouth) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticariogenic ID50=20 ug/ml *
Anticataract Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989.
Antigingivitic 1,250 ug/ml *
AntiGTF ID50=20 ug/ml *
AntiHIV IC90=200 ug/ml Tan, G.T., Pezzuto, J.M., Kinghorn,* A.D., Hughes, S.H. Evaluation Of Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Reverse Transcriptase. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 143-154, 1991.
Antihyperthyroid *
Antiinflammatory *
Antimalarial IC50=0.5 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
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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
Acacia farnesiana Fruit *
Acacia farnesiana Plant *
Acacia nilotica Bark *
Agrimonia eupatoria Leaf Wealth of India.
Aleurites fordii Petiole *
Anogeissus latifolia Plant *
Arbutus unedo Leaf *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf *
Bertholletia excelsa Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry, 7(10): 1803-1813.
Bixa orellana Plant *
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bark *
Castanea sativa Leaf *
Commiphora wightii Flower Jim Duke's personal files.
Coriaria myrtifolia Leaf *
Coriaria thymifolia Plant *
Cornus mas Flower Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
Cornus mas Leaf Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Seed 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.
Duchesnea indica Plant 313.0 *
Elaeagnus angustifolia Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.