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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 1,250 ug/ml *
Antibacterial ID50=20 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
Psidium guajava Fruit 520.0 -0.5 *
Punica granatum Leaf *
Punica granatum Flower *
Punica granatum Pericarp *
Punica granatum Fruit *
Punica granatum Seed *
Punica granatum Stem Bark Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Punica granatum Bark *
Quercus infectoria Plant *
Quercus rubra Wood *
Rhus coriaria Leaf Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Ricinus communis Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Rubus idaeus Leaf *
Rubus idaeus Juice 5.0 50.0 *
Salvia officinalis 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.
Syzygium aromaticum Plant *
Syzygium aromaticum Fruit 21.0 -0.7 *
Syzygium aromaticum Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
Tagetes patula Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Terminalia arjuna Heart Wood 250.0 Row, L. R., Subba, Rao, G. S. R. 1962. Chemistry of Terminalia Species. Part IV. Chemical Examination of T. arjuna: Isolation of Arjunolic Acid Saponin and (+) Leucodelphinidin. J. Indian Chem. Soc. 39: 89.