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Chemical EPICATECHIN

Chemical ID
EPICATECHIN
Ubiquitous
No
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
Aesculus hippocastanum 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.
Camellia sinensis Leaf 149.0 21250.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cinchona spp Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum aromaticum Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum sieboldii Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus laevigata Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Crataegus laevigata 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.
Crataegus rhipidophylla 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.
Elaeagnus angustifolia 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.
Humulus lupulus 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.
Hypericum perforatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Krameria triandra Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Fruit 4.0 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Pericarp 20.0 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Mitragyna speciosa Leaf not available 150.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Pinus sylvestris Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Prunus cerasus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *