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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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EPICATECHIN

Chemical ID
EPICATECHIN
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Allelochemic IC100=1 mM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Anabolic *
Antiaggregant IC94=200 ug/ml *
Antianaphylactic *
Antibacterial MIC=>1,000 ug/ml *
Anticomplementary 1/2 aspirin *
Antidiabetic 30 mg/kg rat *
AntiEBV Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antifeedant *
Antihepatitic Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
AntiHIV EC50=2 ug/ml *
Antihyperglycemic *
Antiinflammatory *
Antileukemic IC50=>10 ug/ml *
Antilipoperoxidant *
Antimutagenic *
Antioxidant IC50=10.2 uM *
Antioxidant 3/4 quercetin *
Antioxidant IC50=6.3 ug/ml Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Antioxidant 2.5 x Vit. E *
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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
Aesculus hippocastanum Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Camellia sinensis Leaf 149.0 21250.0 1.0 *
Cinchona spp Bark *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark *
Cinnamomum sieboldii Plant *
Crataegus laevigata Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Crataegus laevigata Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Crataegus rhipidophylla Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Elaeagnus angustifolia Bark List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Humulus lupulus Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Hypericum perforatum Plant *
Juniperus communis Fruit *
Krameria triandra Root *
Malus domestica Fruit 4.0 11.0 *
Malus domestica Pericarp 20.0 80.0 *
Mitragyna speciosa Leaf 150.0 -1.0 *
Pinus sylvestris Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Prunus cerasus Plant *
Punica granatum Fruit Juice *
Punica granatum Leaf *