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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
Phyllanthus amarus Shoot not available 865.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Phyllanthus emblica Fruit not available 50000.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Phyllanthus emblica Pericarp not available 50000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Phyllanthus emblica Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Podophyllum peltatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum hydropiper Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum hydropiperoides Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polygonum multiflorum Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Populus nigra Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus cerasus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus serotina Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava Heart Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Psidium guajava Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pterocarpus marsupium Wood not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pterocarpus santalinus Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Pericarp 900.0 40000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Punica granatum Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Quassia amara Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Quercus alba Bark not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.