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Chemical ID
ELLAGICACID
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimutagenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | >50 x tocopherol | Osawa, T. Phenolic Antioxidants in Dietary Plants as Antimutagens.Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.11 p.142. |
| Antioxidant | IC98=30 ppm | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 2/3 quercetin | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontic | 1,250 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | IC50=29 uM | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antiplaque | 1,250 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 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. |
| Antiseptic | 1,250 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | ID50=20 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitumor | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224. |
| Antiyeast | IC50=10.5 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | not available | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Astringent | not available | Martindale's 29th |
| Cancer-Preventive | 3 ppm | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candida-SAP-Inhibitor | IC50=8.4 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 4.6 ug/ml | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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 | 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 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 chebula | Fruit | not available | 690.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 ivorensis | Bark | not available | not available | not available | 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 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 * |