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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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P-COUMARIC-ACID

Chemical ID
PCOUMARICACID
Ubiquitous
No
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List of chemical activities.
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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 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibacterial Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
Anticlastogen *
Antifertility *
Antihepatotoxic 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 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antioxidant 1/3 BHA *
Antioxidant IC24=30 ppm *
Antiperoxidant IC50=>100 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiseptic *
Antispasmodic 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 *
Cancer-Preventive *
Chemopreventive *
Choleretic *
Cytotoxic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Diaphoretic? Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Fungicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Elaeagnus angustifolia Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit 19.0 -0.7 *
Elettaria cardamomum Leaf *
Eleutherococcus senticosus Root *
Equisetum arvense Plant *
Eucalyptus maculata Resin, Exudate, Sap Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Euphorbia hirta Leaf *
Euphorbia lathyris Leaf *
Fagopyrum esculentum Testa *
Ficus carica Wood *
Foeniculum vulgare Seed 60.0 93.0 -0.3 *
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit 93.0 -0.3 *
Fragaria spp Fruit 63.0 125.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Gaultheria procumbens Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Ginkgo biloba Pollen Or Spore Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Glechoma hederacea Plant *
Glycine max Shoot *
Glycine max Seed 1.0 4.0 -0.5 *
Gossypium sp Plant *
Hedera helix Plant *