Ephedra gerardiana | Plant | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Pakistani Ephedra

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Activities: 139

Chemicals w/Activities: 6

All Chemicals: 15

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# Activity	Chemical Name	Part Filter by plant part	Low PPM	High PPM	StdDev	^*Reference
0	10-NONACOSANOL	Leaf	--	--	--	*
0	ALKALOIDS	Plant	8000.0	14000.0	-0.05	*
1	CATECHINS	Plant	--	--	--	*
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor *
0	D-N-METHYL-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	D-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
51	ELLAGIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	*
Abortifacient 1.2 mg/kg ivn mus * ACE-Inhibitor IC50=5 mM/l * Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.2 ug/ml (strong activity) * Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor IC50=0.2 uM * Antiaflatoxin * Antianaphylactic * Antibacterial 1,250 ug/ml * Antibacterial ID50=20 ug/ml * Anticancer (Cervix) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticancer (Colon) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticancer (Esophagus) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticancer (Mouth) Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Anticariogenic ID50=20 ug/ml * Anticataract Shimizu, M., Horie, S., Terashima, S., Ueno, H., et al. 1989. Studies on Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Natural Products.II. Active Components of a Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Para-parai mi,' Phyllanthus niruri. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(9): 2531-2532, 1989. Antigingivitic 1,250 ug/ml * AntiGTF ID50=20 ug/ml * AntiHIV IC90=200 ug/ml Tan, G.T., Pezzuto, J.M., Kinghorn,* A.D., Hughes, S.H. Evaluation Of Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Reverse Transcriptase. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 143-154, 1991. Antihyperthyroid * Antiinflammatory * Antimalarial IC50=0.5 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. Antimutagenic * Antioxidant >50 x tocopherol Osawa, T. Phenolic Antioxidants in Dietary Plants as Antimutagens.Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.11 p.142. Antioxidant IC98=30 ppm * Antioxidant 2/3 quercetin * Antiperiodontic 1,250 ug/ml * Antiperoxidant IC50=29 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. Antiplaque 1,250 ug/ml * Antiplasmodial IC50=0.5 uM Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp. Antiseptic 1,250 ug/ml * Antistreptococcic ID50=20 ug/ml * Antithyroid Jim Duke's personal files. Antitumor * Antiviral Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224. Antiyeast IC50=10.5 uM * Apoptotic Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Astringent Martindale's 29th Cancer-Preventive 3 ppm * Candida-SAP-Inhibitor IC50=8.4 uM * Cytotoxic 4.6 ug/ml Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359. Deiodinase-Inhibitor Jim Duke's personal files. Detoxicant * Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor ID50=20 ug/ml * Hemostatic Merck 11th Edition Hepatoprotective IC55=30 ug/ml Mayumi Ito (nee Someya), et al. 1990. Hepatoprotective Compounds from Canarium album and Euphorbia nematocypha. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2201-2203, 1990. HIV-RT-Inhibitor Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 224. Juvabional Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Pesticide * Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 0.4 g/kg rat Ahn, D., Putt, D., Kresty, L., Stoner, G. D., Fromm, D., Hollenberg, P. F. 1996. The Effects of Dietary Ellagic Acid on Rat Hepatic and Esophageal Mucosal Cytochromes P450 and Phase II Enzymes. Carcinogenesis, 17(4): 821-828. Sunscreen 0.50% Jim Duke's personal files. Topoisomerase-I-Antagonist Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor IC50=3.1 uM Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229
49	EPHEDRINE	Plant	4000.0	7000.0	-1.00	*
Adrenergic Martindale's 29th Allergenic Martindale's 29th Anesthetic * Antiallergic * Antianaphylactic * Antiappetant * Antiarachidonate * Antiasthmatic 15-60 mg/3-4 x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th Antibronchitic * Anticholinesterase * Antiedemic 30 mg/3-4x/day/man Martindale's 29th Antiemphysemic * Antienuretic 60 mg/man/night Martindale's 29th Antiepileptic * Antiherpetic * Antihiccup 5-10 mg/ivn/man Martindale's 29th Antihistaminic * Antiinflammatory * Antimyasthenic 30 mg/3x/day/man Martindale's 29th Antinarcoleptic Martindale's 29th Antirhinitic Martindale's 29th Antisinusitic Martindale's 29th Antisyncopic 25 mg/4 x/day/man Martindale's 29th Antitussive 0.01 mg/kg Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp. Antiviral * Bronchodilator 1.5-3 mg/kg orl dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. Bronchodilator 5 mg/cat orl Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. Bronchorelaxant Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. Cardiotonic 1 mg/kg ivn rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. Cerebrostimulant Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. CNS-Stimulant 20 mg/dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. Controlled * Decongestant 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. Dermatitigenic * Diuretic * Hallucinogenic Martindale's 29th Hypertensive 30 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th Insecticide Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470. Mydriatic Merck 11th Edition Myocardiotonic Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. Myorelaxant * Pesticide * Respirastimulant Martindale's 29th Stimulant Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. Sympathomimetic Merck 11th Edition Tachycardic Martindale's 28th Tracheorelaxant * Uterocontractant * Vasoconstrictor Martindale's 29th
62	GALLIC-ACID	Plant	--	--	--	*
ACE-Inhibitor IC50=7.7 mM/l * Analgesic * Antiadenovirus Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. Antiallergenic Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. Antianaphylactic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Antiangiogenic * Antiasthmatic Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962. Antibacterial MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Antibronchitic Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991. Anticancer * Anticarcinomic ED50=3 * Antiescherichic * Antifibrinolytic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. Antiflu Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. Antihepatotoxic Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93. Antiherpetic EC50=>10 ug/ml * AntiHIV * Antiinflammatory Kroes, B.H., et al. 1991. Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Gallic Acid. Planta Medica, 58(6): 499. Antileishmanic EC50=4.4 ug/ml * AntiMRSA * Antimutagenic Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. Antinitrosaminic * Antioxidant 7 x quercetin * Antioxidant IC44=33 ppm * Antioxidant 2/3 BHA * Antiperiodontitic 10 ug/ml * Antiperoxidant IC50=69 uM * Antipolio Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194. Antiproteolytic 10 ug/ml * Antiradicular IC50=4.9 uM * Antiradicular 7 x quercetin * Antiseptic 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. Antistaphylococcic MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Antitumor * Antitumor-Promoter * Antiviral * Apoptotic * Astringent 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. Bacteristat Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. Bronchodilator Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Cancer-Preventive Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. Candidicide Carcinogenic * Choleretic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor * Cytotoxic 500 uM * Floral-Inhibitor Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Gram(+)icide MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Gram(-)icide MIC=1,000 ug/ml * Hemostat * Hepatoprotective Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. Immunomodulator * Immunostimulant McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. Immunosuppressant * Insulin-Sparing Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Myorelaxant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. Nephrotoxic Martindale's 29th NO-Inhibitor IC-26=250 uM * Pesticide * Styptic * Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor Hamada, S. I., Kataoka, T., Woo, J. T., Yamada, A., Yoshida, T., Nishimura, T., Otake, N., Nagai, K. 1997. Immunosuppressive Effects by Gallic Acid and Chebulagic Acid on CTL-Mediated Cytotoxicity. Biol Pharm Bull, 20: 1017-1019. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor IC50=24 uM Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229
0	L-N-METHYL-EPHEDRINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	L-NOREPHEDRINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
0	N-1-TRIACONTANOL	Leaf	--	--	--	*
0	N-NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE	Plant	--	--	--	*
5	SAPONINS	Plant	--	--	--	*
Antihepatomic * Antimutagenic * Antitumor (Lung) * Antitumor (Ovary) * Immunomodulator *
0	TANNINS	Plant	--	--	--	*
18	TERPINEOL	Essential Oil	--	--	--	*
Analgesic 10-100 ug/ml * Anesthetic 10-100 ug/ml * Antiallergenic * Antiasthmatic * Antibacterial * Anticancer Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Antiproliferant Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. Antiseptic Merck 11th Edition Antispasmodic * Antitussive * Cholagogue * Culicide LC50=156-194 mg/l * Expectorant * Insecticide LC50=156-194 mg/l * Insectifuge Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. Larvicide LC50=156-194 mg/l * Perfumery Merck 11th Edition Pesticide *

^*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.

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