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Chemical ID
GALLICACID
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=5,000 (orl rbt) | Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=4,500 (scu rat) |
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quercus infectoria | Fruit | 20000.0 | 40000.0 | 0.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus robur | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quercus rubra | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rheum officinale | Rhizome | not available | 25.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rheum officinale | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Rheum palmatum | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Rheum rhabarbarum | Pt | not available | 53.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rheum rhabarbarum | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rhus coriaria | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Rhynchosia minima | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ricinus communis | Leaf | 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. |
| Rosa canina | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosa canina | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosa centifolia | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosa gallica | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rosa multiflora | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus idaeus | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Rubus idaeus | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Rubus idaeus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Salvia officinalis | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |