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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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PSORALEN

Chemical ID
PSORALEN
Ubiquitous
No
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antidepressant IC50=15-62 uM *
Antileukodermic Merck 11th Edition
Antimitotic Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.
Antimutagenic Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Antipsoriac Merck 11th Edition
Antispasmodic Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Antitubercular Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antitumor *
Antitumor-Promoter IC13=50 ug/ml *
Antiviral Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Artemicide LC50=5.93 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Bacteriophagicide de Vries, D. J. and Blumberg, P. M., Thermoregulatory effects of resiniferatoxin in the mouse: comparison with capsaicin, Life Sciences, 44, 1989, 711-715.
Calcium-Antagonist *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Contraceptive *
Cytotoxic ED50=2-30 ug/ml *
Cytotoxic (Breast) ED50=2.21 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Cytotoxic (Colon) ED50=26.84 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Cytotoxic (Lung) ED50=30.38 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
Fungicide Merck 11th Edition
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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
Aegle marmelos Fruit Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Angelica archangelica Seed 100.0 -0.7 *
Angelica archangelica Plant *
Angelica archangelica Root 2.0 140.0 1.3 *
Angelica archangelica Fruit 310.0 -0.4 *
Angelica dahurica Root *
Apium graveolens Plant *
Apium graveolens Pt 0.0 0.2 *
Apium graveolens Leaf 0.0 -0.7 *
Apium graveolens Stem *
Apium graveolens Seed *
Coriandrum sativum Fruit Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Coriandrum sativum Seed *
Daucus carota Root 0.3 -1.1 *
Daucus carota Shoot 0.8 *
Dictamnus albus Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Ficus carica Leaf 40.0 8000.0 1.4 *
Ficus carica Fruit *
Ficus carica Plant *
Ficus carica Resin, Exudate, Sap 60.0 2090.0 *