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Chemical ID
MYRISTICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
| Dosage |
|---|
| LD50=43 (ivn mus) |
| 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. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginkgo biloba | Seed | 60.0 | 133.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Ginkgo biloba | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Glycine max | Seed | 550.0 | 600.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Gossypium sp | Seed | 2240.0 | 6830.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Helianthus annuus | Seed | 500.0 | 900.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | Seed | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Hyoscyamus niger | Seed | 750.0 | 1167.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypericum perforatum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Iris x germanica | Rhizome | 850.0 | 17000.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Jatropha curcas | Seed | 5400.0 | 8640.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juglans regia | Seed | 1890.0 | 1960.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Lablab purpureus | Plant | 30.0 | 247.0 | -1.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lawsonia inermis | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lens culinaris | Seed | 30.0 | 34.0 | -0.3 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Leonotis nepetaefolia | Seed | 3640.0 | 4940.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Levisticum officinale | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Linum usitatissimum | Seed | 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. |
| Lonicera japonica | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lupinus albus | Seed | 130.0 | 145.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lycopersicon esculentum | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |