Chemical MELATONIN | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemical ID

MELATONIN

Ubiquitous

No

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending	Dosage	Reference
Anaphrodisiac	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antiaggregant	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticonvulsant	25 ug/gerbil/scu	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antidepressant	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antigonadotrophic	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antiinsomniac	0.1-10 mg/man	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antiradicular	0.2-0.4 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Antithyreotropic	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Aphrodisiac	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Contraceptive	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
COX-2-Inhibitor	not available	Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Depressant	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
GABA-nergic	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Gonadotrophic	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Hypnotic	0.1-0.3 mg/man	Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Hypothermic	1-10 mg/man	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)

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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 Sort descending	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Allium cepa	Bulb	not available	not available	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
Avena sativa	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
Hordeum vulgare	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
Juglans regia	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
Petasites japonicus	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
Punica granatum	Fruit Juice	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Scutellaria baicalensis	Leaf	not available	7.0	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Scutellaria lateriflora	Leaf	not available	0.1	-0.7	Duke, 1992 *
Tanacetum parthenium	Leaf	6.0	3500.0	1.4	Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays	Seed	not available	0.0	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
Zingiber officinale	Rhizome	not available	0.0	not available	Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.