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

Chemical ID
URSOLICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antithromboxane IC50=50 uM *
Antitrypanosomic *
Antitumor Cancer Research, 54: 701, 1994.
Antitumor (brain) Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast) 0.5% diet *
Antitumor (Breast) IC50=15-20 uM *
Antitumor (Cervix) Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Colon) *
Antitumor (Lung) *
Antitumor (Ovary) Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Stomach) IC50=15-20 uM *
Antitumor-Promoter Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991.
Antiulcer Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
Antiviral IC85=18 ug/ml *
Aromatase-Inhibitor *
Beta-Blocker *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor ~100 mg/kg *
Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide *
Cardioprotective *
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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
Agrimonia eupatoria Plant 6000.0 -0.5 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Arbutus unedo Leaf *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf 4000.0 7500.0 -0.2 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Plant *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Shoot *
Artocarpus heterophyllus Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Berberis vulgaris Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
Catalpa bignonioides Leaf List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Catharanthus roseus Leaf CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Chimaphila umbellata Shoot *
Chimaphila umbellata Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Flower Wealth of India.
Cnicus benedictus Plant Jim Duke's personal files.
Cornus florida Plant *
Cornus mas Flower Grigorescu, E., Ionescu, A. P. 1976. Isolation of Ursolic Acid from Cornus mas (Cornaceae). Phytochemistry, 15: 1097.
Cornus mas Shoot Zorina, A. D., Matyukhina, L. G., Ryabinin, A. A. 1966. Triterpenes in Some Plant Species. Chem Nat Comp, 2(4): 291.
Cornus officinalis Fruit *
Cornus officinalis Seed *
Crataegus cuneata Fruit *
Crataegus laevigata Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.