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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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PALMITIC-ACID

Chemical ID
PALMITICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=57 (ivn mus) Merck 11th Edition

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor *
Antialopecic *
Antiandrogenic *
Antifibrinolytic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antioxidant IC40=60 *
FLavor FEMA 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Hemolytic Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hypercholesterolemic Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Lubricant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Nematicide Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Pesticide *
Propecic *
Soap Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 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
Echinacea spp Root Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 253.
Elaeagnus angustifolia Seed 1145.0 -0.7 Hetherington, M and Steck, W. 1997. Natural chemicals from northern prairie plants - the phytochemical contents of one thousand North American species. 277 pp. Ag-West Biotech, Inc. Saskatoon, Canada. Fytokem Products, Saskatoon.
Elaeis guineensis Fruit 148580.0 384930.0 5.6 *
Elaeis oleifera Fruit 94540.0 163000.0 2.2 *
Elettaria cardamomum Seed Oil *
Elettaria cardamomum Fruit 840.0 6195.0 -0.3 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Elettaria cardamomum Seed 5828.0 8400.0 -0.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Eriobotrya japonica Seed ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Eruca sativa Seed 9000.0 18250.0 -0.3 *
Erythrina crista-galli Seed 19000.0 -0.3 *
Erythroxylum coca Leaf *
Eucalyptus globulus Fruit *
Eucommia ulmoides Seed Oil 47000.0 -0.9 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Euphorbia hirta Plant *
Fagopyrum esculentum Seed 2574.0 3120.0 -0.6 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Pollen Or Spore *
Ficus carica Fruit 460.0 2202.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Ficus carica Leaf *
Ficus carica Seed 12552.0 15690.0 -0.4 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Foeniculum vulgare Seed 4000.0 6000.0 -0.6 *