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Chemical QUERCETIN

Chemical ID
QUERCETIN
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=160 (orl mus)
LD50=>2,000 (orl rat) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC50 (uM)=4 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor IC70-96=10 uM Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 100 uM Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 ug/ml Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.84 ug/ml cow Okada,Y,et al.1995.Search for Naturally Occurring Substances to Prevent the Complications of Diabetes.II.Inhibitory Effect of Coumarin and Flavonoid Derivatives on Bovine Lens Aldose Reductase and Rabbit Platelet Aggregation.Chem Pharm Bull43(8):1385-1387
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.344 uM Mao, X. M., Zhang, J. Q. 1993. Inhibition of Aldose Reductase by Extracts of Chinese Herbal Medicine. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi , 18(10): 623-624.
Allelochemic IC82=1 mM 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.
Allergenic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin IC50=7.5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin IC50=25 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant IC50=55 uM Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 333.
Antiaggregant 30 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic IC50=14 uM Jim Duke's personal files.
Antialzheimeran not available Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic not available Meli, R., Autore, G., Di Carlo, G., Capasso, F. Inhibitory Action of Quercetin on Intestinal Transit in Mice. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 201, 1990.
Antiangiogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic not available Duke, 1992 *
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
Abelmoschus esculentus Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Abelmoschus moschatus Flower not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Abutilon theophrasti Root not available not available not available Paszkowski, W. L., Kremer, R. J. 1988. Biological Activity and Tentative Identification of Flavonoid Components in Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medik.) Seed Coats. J. Chem. Ecol., 14(7): 1573-1582.
Abutilon theophrasti Flower not available not available not available Matlawska, I. 1990. Investigation of Flavonoid Compounds of Selected Species from Malvaceae Family. Herba Pol., 36(3): 65-69.
Abutilon theophrasti Leaf not available not available not available Matlawska, I. 1990. Investigation of Flavonoid Compounds of Selected Species from Malvaceae Family. Herba Pol., 36(3): 65-69.
Acacia catechu Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acacia nilotica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acacia senegal Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium Plant not available not available not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Acinos suaveolens Shoot not available 430.0 1.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Actinidia chinensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aesculus hippocastanum Bark 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.
Aesculus hippocastanum Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Agathosma betulina Plant not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Ageratum conyzoides Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Agrimonia eupatoria Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Agrimonia eupatoria Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ailanthus altissima Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Albizia lebbeck Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Allium cepa Bulb 0.0 48100.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *