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Chemical ID
ELLAGICACID
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Detoxicant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | ID50=20 ug/ml | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostatic | not available | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatoprotective | IC55=30 ug/ml | Mayumi Ito (nee Someya), et al. 1990. Hepatoprotective Compounds from Canarium album and Euphorbia nematocypha. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2201-2203, 1990. |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224. |
| Juvabional | not available | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Pesticide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 0.4 g/kg rat | Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828. |
| Sunscreen | 0.50% | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Topoisomerase-I-Antagonist | not available | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | IC50=3.1 uM | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |
| 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 * |