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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.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Vigna unguiculata Shoot 10.0 98.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Vigna unguiculata Seed 10.0 11.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Virola surinamensis Seed 418200.0 496000.0 6.2 Duke, 1992 *
Viscum album Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vitellaria paradoxa Seed Oil not available not available not available Adomako, D. 1977. Fatty Acid Composition and Characteristics of Pentadesma Butyracea Fat Extracted From Ghana Seeds. J. Sci. Food Agr. 28: 384-386.
Vitis vinifera Fruit 50.0 257.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Bark 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.
Zea mays Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 180.0 1650.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Root 180.0 1650.0 1.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)