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Chemical ID
ELLAGICACID
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Abortifacient | 1.2 mg/kg ivn mus | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | IC50=5 mM/l | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | IC50=0.2 ug/ml (strong activity) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | IC50=0.2 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaflatoxin | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 1,250 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | ID50=20 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | not available | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | not available | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | not available | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | not available | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticariogenic | ID50=20 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticataract | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | ID50=20 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminalia arjuna | Heart Wood | not available | 250.0 | not available | 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. |
| Terminalia arjuna | Root Bark | not available | 3.0 | not available | Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Rama Prasad, A. V. 1982. Chemical Examination of the Roots of Terminalia arjuna-The Structures of Arjunoside 3 and Arjunoside 4, Two New Triterpenoid Glycosides. Phytochemisty 21: 2057-2060. |
| Terminalia arjuna | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Kandil, F. E., Nassar, M. I. 1998. A Tannin Anti-Cancer Promotor from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 47 8: 1567-1568. |
| Terminalia bellirica | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Terminalia bellirica | Bark | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Terminalia bellirica | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Terminalia bellirica | Wood | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Terminalia catappa | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Terminalia catappa | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813 |
| Terminalia chebula | Leaf | not available | 379.0 | -0.7 | Lin,T.C.,et al.1990.Tannins and Related Compounds.CII.Structures of Terchebulin, an Ellagitannin Having a Novel Tetraphenylcarboxylic Acid (Terchebulic Acid) and Biogenetically Related Tannins from Terminalia chebula Retz. Chem Pharm Bull 38 11:3004-3008. |
| Terminalia chebula | Fruit | not available | 690.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Terminalia ivorensis | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34. |
| Terminalia ivorensis | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Terminalia pallida | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uncaria catechu | Branches | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vitis vinifera | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |