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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
Catalpa ovata Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Centaurea cyanus Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Centaurium erythraea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Bark not available 14.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus limon Fruit 6.0 102.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit 0.0 53.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Pericarp 5.0 25.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 5.0 17.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Pericarp 5.0 75.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Cocos nucifera Leaf 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.
Coffea arabica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Commelina communis Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Coriandrum sativum Fruit not available 16.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Curcuma longa Rhizome not available 345.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Kandasamy, M. K. 1986. The Stigmatic Exudate of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub. Biochem Physiol Pflanz, 181(8): 571-575.
Cydonia oblonga Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Digitalis purpurea Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Echinacea purpurea Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.