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Chemical STEARIC-ACID

Chemical ID
STEARICACID
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=22 (ivn rat)
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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FLavor FEMA 2-4,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Hypocholesterolemic not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Lubricant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Propecic not available Duke, 1992 *
Suppository not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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 Seed 7200.0 10120.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Abrus precatorius Seed not available 1225.0 -0.5 Wealth of India.
Abutilon theophrasti Seed not available 1375.0 -0.5 Wealth of India.
Acacia farnesiana Seed 600.0 2300.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Achillea millefolium 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.
Aesculus hippocastanum Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Aesculus hippocastanum Seed not available 1015.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Agrimonia eupatoria Plant 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.
Akebia quinata Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aleurites fordii Seed 3900.0 7800.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Aleurites moluccana Seed 38190.0 46230.0 0.4 Wealth of India.
Alisma plantago-aquatica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Alliaria petiolata Seed not available 880.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Allium ampeloprasum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Seed Oil not available 35000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Bulb 20.0 195.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium cepa Seed not available 6300.0 -0.4 Wealth of India.
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 80.0 1000.0 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Aloe vera Juice not available not available not available Yamaguchi, I., Mega, N., Sanada, H. 1993. Components of the Gel of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. F. Biosci Biotech Biochem 57(8): 1350-1352.
Althaea officinalis Seed 12415.0 16685.0 -0.2 Wealth of India.