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Chemical VANILLIC-ACID

Chemical ID
VANILLICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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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
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 100 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibacterial 1.5-15 mg/ml Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antileukemic IC50=25-56 ug/ml 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.
Antioxidant IC21=30 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 1/3 BHA Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant IC15-65=100-200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 7 x quercetin Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antisickling not available Planta Medica, 56(6): 681, 1990.
Antitumor not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter not available Duke, 1992 *
Ascaricide not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Choleretic not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide 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
Foeniculum vulgare Seed not available 0.5 -1.5 Duke, 1992 *
Foeniculum vulgare Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fragaria spp Fruit 3.0 25.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Gaultheria procumbens Leaf 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.
Ginkgo biloba Plant not available not available not available Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
Ginkgo biloba Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Glycine max Root 1.0 4.0 -1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Glycine max Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Holarrhena pubescens Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hordeum vulgare Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Huperzia spp Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum 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.
Inonotus obliquus Plant not available not available not available Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
Juglans nigra Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lycium chinense Leaf not available 4.0 -0.8 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.
Lycopodium clavatum Plant not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Lycopodium selago Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Maranta arundinacea Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melia azedarach Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *