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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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FERULIC-ACID

Chemical ID
FERULICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=416 (ivn mus) Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
LDlo=1,200 (par mus)
LD50=837-895 (ivn mus) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antinitrosaminic Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antioxidant 1/2 BHA *
Antioxidant EC50=9-15 ug/ml *
Antioxidant 3,000 uM *
Antioxidant IC51=200 ppm *
Antioxidant 1/3 quercetin *
Antiradicular EC50=9-15 ug/ml *
Antiradicular IC50=116-124 uM *
Antiserotonin Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antispasmodic Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antithrombic Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antitumor Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antitumor (Colon) *
Antitumor (Forestomach) *
Antitumor (Liver) *
Antitumor (Skin) *
Antitumor-Promoter IC46=10 uM Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antiviral Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Arteriodilator Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
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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
Centaurea cyanus Flower Jim Duke's personal files.
Centaurium erythraea Plant *
Ceratonia siliqua Fruit Wealth of India.
Chamaemelum nobile Plant *
Chenopodium album Fruit *
Chenopodium ambrosioides Fruit *
Cichorium intybus Plant *
Cichorium intybus Leaf 0.5 -1.1 *
Cimicifuga dahurica Rhizome *
Citrullus colocynthis Fruit *
Citrus limon Fruit 14.0 40.0 -0.4 *
Citrus paradisi Pericarp 25.0 160.0 -1.0 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 25.0 35.0 -0.6 *
Citrus reticulata Pericarp *
Citrus sinensis Pericarp 20.0 180.0 1.0 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 10.0 30.0 -0.8 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit Juice Jim Duke's personal files.
Cnicus benedictus Shoot Jim Duke's personal files.
Cnicus benedictus Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cocos nucifera Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.