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Chemical ID
PRUNASIN
Ubiquitous
No
| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 0.1 mM/l rat | Fujita, T., Ohira, K., Miyatake, K., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, M. 1995. Inhibitory Effect of Perillosides A and C, Related Monoterpene Glucosides on Aldose Reductase and Their Structure-Activity Relationships. Chem Pharm Bull, 43(6): 920-926. |
| Cyanogenic | not available | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Carica papaya | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Perilla frutescens | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Prunus cerasus | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus dulcis | Seed | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Leaf | 14000.0 | 15000.0 | 1.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus persica | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus serotina | Leaf | not available | 562.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus serotina | Bark | 5000.0 | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Leaf | not available | 1580.0 | -0.6 | Duke, 1992 * |