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Chemical PALMITIC-ACID

Chemical ID
PALMITICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=57 (ivn mus) Merck 11th Edition
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrinolytic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antioxidant IC40=60 Duke, 1992 *
FLavor FEMA 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Hemolytic not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 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.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Propecic not available Duke, 1992 *
Soap not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 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
Capsicum annuum Fruit 500.0 6820.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum 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.
Capsicum frutescens Fruit 150.0 1224.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Capsicum frutescens Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carapa guianensis Seed 55000.0 65000.0 0.6 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Carica papaya Seed Oil 162000.0 190000.0 0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Carica papaya Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Carica papaya Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Carica papaya Fruit 320.0 2865.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya Seed 28791.0 30107.0 -0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius Seed 6000.0 18780.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Fruit 2000.0 6658.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed 2000.0 9000.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Carya illinoensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cassia tora Seed 2211.0 4958.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Caulophyllum thalictroides Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Ceiba pentandra Seed 19540.0 64000.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Centaurea calcitrapa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Centaurium erythraea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *