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Plant Angelica archangelica (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
UMBELLIPRENIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIPRENIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIPRENIN 0 Seed 4.0 57.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDEC-5-EN-3-YNE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VISNAGIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Fruit not available 42.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Seed 2.0 1900.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN 43 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXOL 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXOL 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXOL 5 Seed not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
XANTHOXYLETIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ZEAXANTHIN 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINGIBERENE 6 Root 0.0 5.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ZOZYMIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antisunburn 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitachycardic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithyroid 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitubercular 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antituberculic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 15 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 7 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitumor-Promoter? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.