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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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SHIKIMIC-ACID

Chemical ID
SHIKIMICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,000 (ipr mus)
LD50=1,000 mg/kg (ipr mus) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Analgesic *
Anticancer *
Anticonvulsant Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antioxidant 7 x quercetin *
Antiradicular 7 x quercetin *
Antispasmodic Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antitumor *
Antitumor-Promoter *
Bruchifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Cancer-Preventive *
Carcinogenic Merck 11th Edition
Ileorelaxant *
Mutagenic *
Pesticide *
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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
Vitis vinifera Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Vitis vinifera Root *
Zingiber officinale Leaf *