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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
Detoxicant *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor ID50=20 ug/ml *
Hemostatic 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 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224.
Juvabional Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Pesticide *
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 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
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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
Terminalia arjuna Root Bark 3.0 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 Kandil, F. E., Nassar, M. I. 1998. A Tannin Anti-Cancer Promotor from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 47 8: 1567-1568.
Terminalia arjuna Bark 250.0 -1.0 *
Terminalia bellirica Fruit *
Terminalia bellirica Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Terminalia bellirica Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Terminalia bellirica Wood List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Terminalia catappa Bark Lowry, J. B. 1968. The Distribution and Potential Taxonomic Value of Alkylated Ellagic Acids. Phytochemistry 7 10: 1803-1813
Terminalia catappa Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Terminalia chebula Leaf 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 690.0 -0.5 *
Terminalia ivorensis Stem Bark Iwu, M. M., Anyanwu, B. N. 1982. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Arthritic Properties of Terminalia ivorensis. Fitoterapia 53: 25-34.
Terminalia ivorensis Bark *
Terminalia pallida Fruit *
Uncaria catechu Branches *
Vaccinium corymbosum Plant *
Vitis vinifera Fruit *