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

Chemical ID
PROTOCATECHUICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiradicular *
Antiseptic *
Antispasmodic EC50=4.6-17 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
Antitumor (Colon) *
Antitumor (Mouth) *
Antitumor (Skin) *
Antitussive Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
Antiviral *
Apoptotic *
Carcinogenic *
Cardioprotective *
Chemopreventive 100 ppm orl rat *
Fungicide 500 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Glutathione-Depleting *
Hepatotoxic *
Immunostimulant Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Nephrotoxic *
Pesticide *
Phagocytotic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
Prostaglandigenic *
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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
Perilla frutescens Leaf ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Petasites hybridus Rhizome List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Petroselinum crispum Stem *
Picrorhiza kurrooa Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pinus sylvestris Bark *
Polygonum hydropiperoides Plant *
Pteridium aquilinum Plant *
Pterocarpus marsupium Wood *
Punica granatum Fruit *
Rheum rhabarbarum Pt *
Rhynchosia minima Seed *
Ribes nigrum Fruit *
Rosa canina Stem *
Rosa canina Tissue Culture *
Rubus idaeus Juice *
Rubus idaeus Plant *
Rubus parviflorus Leaf Li, C.Y. 1974. Phenolic Compounds in Understory Species of Alder, Conifer, and Mixed Alder-Conifer Stands of Coastal Oregon. Lloydia, 37(4): 603-607.
Rubus spectabilis Leaf Li, C.Y. 1974. Phenolic Compounds in Understory Species of Alder, Conifer, and Mixed Alder-Conifer Stands of Coastal Oregon. Lloydia, 37(4): 603-607.
Schinus molle Bark *
Schisandra chinensis Plant *