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Chemical GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Chemical ID
GAMMALINOLENICACID
Ubiquitous
No
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
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant not available 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.
Antialcoholic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 540 mg/day Graedon, J. and Graeden, T. 1991. Graedon's Best Medicine: From Herbal Remedies to High-Tech Rx Breakthroughs. Bantam Books, New York. 444 pp.
Antiasphyctic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic not available 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.
Antihypercholesterolemic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimenorrhagic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiMS not available 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.
Antiobesity not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Hypotensive not available 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.
Immunomodulator not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Vasodilator not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
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
Borago officinalis Seed Essent. Oil not available 190000.0 0.9 Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis Seed 26000.0 84260.0 1.2 J. Pharm. Belg. 43:359-363. 1988.
Borago officinalis Seed Oil not available 249000.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis Fruit Essent. Oil 185000.0 240000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Daucus carota Seed 540.0 1870.0 -1.6 Duke, 1992 *
Humulus lupulus Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Linum usitatissimum Seed not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Oenothera biennis Seed Oil 19000.0 403000.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Oenothera biennis Seed Essent. Oil not available 80000.0 -1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Oenothera biennis Seed 4860.0 48600.0 0.0 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum Seed 47500.0 57950.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum Seed Essent. Oil not available 170000.0 0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes uva-crispa Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Stellaria media 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.
Valeriana officinalis Plant not available 62000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *