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Chemical ID
GALANGIN
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinflammatory | IC50=5.5 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | not available | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antioxidant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | IC50=39 uM | Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991. |
| Antiviral | not available | Amoros, M., Simoes, C.M.O., Girre, L., et al. Synergistic Effect Of Flavones And Flavonols Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 In Cell Culture. Comparison With The Antiviral Activity Of Propolis. J. of Natural Products 55(12):1732-1740, 1992. |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | IC20=1 uM/l | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Cancer-Preventive | not available | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | IC50 (uM) =7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | IC50=5.5 uM | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | IC50 (uM)=20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 uM | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | not available | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorus calamus | Rhizome | 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. |
| Alpinia galanga | Rhizome | 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. |
| Alpinia galanga | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpinia officinarum | Rhizome | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Origanum vulgare | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Populus tacamahacca | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |