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Chemical EPICATECHIN

Chemical ID
EPICATECHIN
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant IC94=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial MIC=>1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1/2 aspirin Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 30 mg/kg rat Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antifeedant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatitic not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
AntiHIV EC50=2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperglycemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic IC50=>10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 2.5 x Vit. E Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant IC50=10.2 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 3/4 quercetin Duke, 1992 *
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.
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Pyrus communis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhododendron ponticum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rosa canina 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.
Sorbus aucubaria Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Terminalia catappa Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Theobroma cacao Leaf not available not available not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Uncaria catechu Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Uncaria guianensis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus 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.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Viburnum opulus 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.
Vicia faba Testa not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *