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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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 ug/ml (strong activity) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.2 uM *
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
Ephedra gerardiana Plant *
Ephedra sinica Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Eucalyptus citriodora Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
Eucalyptus globulus Stem *
Eucalyptus globulus Bark *
Eucalyptus globulus Leaf *
Euphorbia hirta Plant *
Euphorbia tirucalli Stem *
Fragaria spp Fruit 430.0 8430.0 1.7 *
Fragaria spp Leaf 8080.0 32300.0 1.4 *
Fragaria spp Seed 1370.0 21650.0 1.0 *
Geranium thunbergii Leaf *
Heimia salicifolia Leaf *
Juglans nigra Pericarp *
Juglans nigra Shoot 35.0 *
Juglans nigra Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Juglans regia Fruit *
Juglans regia Seed 30.0 105.0 -1.0 *
Juglans regia Testa 550.0 2770.0 *
Lagerstroemia indica Leaf *