Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID

Chemical ID
GAMMALINOLENICACID
Ubiquitous
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor *
Antiacne *
Antiaggregant 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 *
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 *
Antiatherosclerotic *
Antieczemic 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 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimenorrhagic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiMS 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 *
AntiPMS *
Antiprostatitic Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's *
Antitumor *
Hypocholesterolemic 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 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 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 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
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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
Borago officinalis Seed 26000.0 84260.0 1.2 J. Pharm. Belg. 43:359-363. 1988.
Borago officinalis Seed Oil 249000.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis Fruit Essent. Oil 185000.0 240000.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Borago officinalis Seed Essent. Oil 190000.0 0.9 Jim Duke's personal files.
Daucus carota Seed 540.0 1870.0 -1.6 *
Humulus lupulus Seed CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Linum usitatissimum Seed 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 4860.0 48600.0 0.0 *
Oenothera biennis Seed Oil 19000.0 403000.0 1.0 *
Oenothera biennis Seed Essent. Oil 80000.0 -1.4 *
Ribes nigrum Seed 47500.0 57950.0 0.3 *
Ribes nigrum Seed Oil *
Ribes nigrum Seed Essent. Oil 170000.0 0.5 *
Ribes uva-crispa Seed *
Stellaria media Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Valeriana officinalis Plant 62000.0 *