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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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HELENALIN

Chemical ID
HELENALIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=150 (orl mus) Merck 11th Edition
MLD=85 (orl ham) De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Allergenic Tyler, V.E.. 1994.
Analgesic CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Antiarthritic 2.5 mg/kg *
Antibacterial *
Antibiotic De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Antiedemic 2.5 mg/kg *
Antifeedant *
Antihyperlipidemic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antiinflammatory 2.5 mg/kg *
Antiplatelet De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
Antirheumatic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antiseptic CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Antitumor 2.5 mg/kg *
Antiulcer 40 mg/kg *
Bacteristat *
Cardiotoxic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cytoprotective *
Cytotoxic ED50=0.1 ug/ml *
Degranulant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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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
Arnica montana Plant *
Eupatorium perfoliatum Plant *
Inula helenium Root 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.