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Chemical MYRISTIC-ACID

Chemical ID
MYRISTICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=43 (ivn mus)
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
Antioxidant IC71=60 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cosmetic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Lubricant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Nematicide not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
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
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed 360.0 1540.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Abelmoschus moschatus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Abelmoschus moschatus Seed not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Achillea millefolium 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.
Aesculus hippocastanum Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Allium cepa Seed Oil not available not available not available Reddy, P. N., Azeemoddin, G., Rao, S. D. T. 1989. Processing and Analysis of Onionseed (Allium cepa) and its Fixed Oil. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 66(3): 365.
Allium cepa Bulb 10.0 100.0 -1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb not available 614.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 30.0 3635.0 1.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Aloe vera Juice not available not available not available Yamaguchi, I., Mega, N., Sanada, H. 1993. Components of the Gel of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. F. Biosci Biotech Biochem 57(8): 1350-1352.
Ammi visnaga Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anacardium occidentale Seed 3470.0 3530.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ananas comosus Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Anethum graveolens Fruit 100.0 108.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed 100.0 108.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Angelica archangelica Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root not available not available not available Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
Annona muricata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Annona reticulata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Seed 125.0 213.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *