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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
Juniperus sabina Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lagerstroemia indica Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lawsonia inermis Leaf not available 69000.0 1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Lycopus virginicus Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Malus domestica Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mangifera indica Flower not available 90000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Marrubium vulgare Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Marrubium vulgare Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melaleuca leucadendra Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melilotus officinalis Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mucuna pruriens Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Myrica cerifera Plant not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Myrtus communis 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.
Oenothera biennis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Oenothera biennis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Olea europaea Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ononis spinosa Root not available not available not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Origanum vulgare Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Paeonia lactiflora Root 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.