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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
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide *
Carcinogenic *
Choleretic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor *
Cytotoxic 500 uM *
Floral-Inhibitor Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Gram(+)icide MIC=1,000 ug/ml *
Gram(-)icide MIC=1,000 ug/ml *
Hemostat *
Hepatoprotective Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Immunomodulator *
Immunostimulant McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Immunosuppressant *
Insulin-Sparing Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myorelaxant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Nephrotoxic Martindale's 29th
NO-Inhibitor IC-26=250 uM *
Pesticide *
Styptic *
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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 *