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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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)

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antimutagenic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antinitrosaminic *
Antioxidant IC44=33 ppm *
Antioxidant 2/3 BHA *
Antioxidant 7 x quercetin *
Antiperiodontitic 10 ug/ml *
Antiperoxidant IC50=69 uM *
Antipolio Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiproteolytic 10 ug/ml *
Antiradicular 7 x quercetin *
Antiradicular IC50=4.9 uM *
Antiseptic Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antistaphylococcic MIC=1,000 ug/ml *
Antitumor *
Antitumor-Promoter *
Antiviral *
Apoptotic *
Astringent Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Bacteristat Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198.
Bronchodilator Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Ballota nigra Plant *
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Leaf *
Camellia sinensis Leaf 3500.0 -0.7 *
Camptotheca acuminata Leaf *
Castanea sativa Leaf *
Ceratonia siliqua Fruit *
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Latex Exudate *
Cimicifuga racemosa Plant Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Conyza canadensis Leaf *
Coriaria myrtifolia Leaf *
Coriaria thymifolia Plant *
Cornus florida Bark *
Cornus mas Flower Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
Cornus mas Leaf Delaveau, P., Paris, R. R. 1961. Concerning the Presence of Rutoside and Gallic Derivatives from the Flowers of Cornus mas and Preliminary Research with C. sanguinea. Bull Soc Chim Biol, 43: 661-666.
Cornus officinalis Fruit *
Corylus americana Seed Senter, S. D., Horvat, R. J., Forbus, W. R. 1983. Comparative GLC-MS Analysis of Phenolic Acids of Selected Tree Nuts. J. Food Science, 48(3): 798-799.
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Seed Kaushal, G. P., Bhatia, I. S. 1982. A Study of Polyphenols in the Seeds and Leaves of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). J Sci Food Agr, 33: 461-470.
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Fruit Bajaj, K. L., Rani, M., Arora, Y. K. 1978. Polyphenols and Lignins of Mature Guar Pods (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus). Plant Biochem J, 5: 140-145.
Cypripedium pubescens Root *
Digitalis purpurea Leaf *