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Chemical GALLIC-ACID

Chemical ID
GALLICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=5,000 (orl rbt) Merck 11th Edition
LD50=4,500 (scu rat)
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
ACE-Inhibitor IC50=7.7 mM/l Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenovirus not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiallergenic not available Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antianaphylactic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiangiogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic not available Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
Antibacterial MIC=1,000 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic not available Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic ED50=3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrinolytic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antiflu not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antihepatotoxic not available Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93.
Antiherpetic EC50=>10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Kroes, B.H., et al. 1991. Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Gallic Acid. Planta Medica, 58(6): 499.
Antileishmanic EC50=4.4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
AntiMRSA not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Ephedra gerardiana Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra sinica Plant 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.
Equisetum arvense Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Eucalyptus globulus Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eucalyptus globulus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eucalyptus globulus Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eupatorium perfoliatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphorbia hirta Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphrasia officinalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Euphrasia officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Fragaria spp Fruit 80.0 121.0 -1.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Gaultheria procumbens Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Geranium maculatum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Geranium thunbergii Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycine max Leaf 0.1 2.9 -0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Hamamelis virginiana Leaf not available 54400.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juglans nigra Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juglans regia Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *