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Chemical P-COUMARIC-ACID

Chemical ID
PCOUMARICACID
Ubiquitous
No
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
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 ug/ml (weak activity) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibacterial not available Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
Anticlastogen not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antileukemic IC50=25-56 ug/ml Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antinitrosaminic not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antioxidant 1/3 BHA Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant IC24=30 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant IC50=>100 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiseptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antitumor not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive not available Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic not available Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Diaphoretic? not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Fungicide 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
Artemisia absinthium Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Aspalathus linearis Shoot not available 1.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa carambola Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Basella alba Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Beta vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica nigra Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf not available 13.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower not available 35.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 0.5 9.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf not available 12.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf not available 13.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Brassica pekinensis Leaf not available 7.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Calendula officinalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available 79.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available 540.0 2.3 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed not available 86.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Castanea sativa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Catalpa bignonioides Leaf not available 15000.0 3.6 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.