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Plant Angelica archangelica (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELIN 0 Root not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENOGENIC-HYDROCARBON 0 Seed 930.0 5890.0 not available Wealth of India.
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BERGAPTEN 26 Fruit 48.0 1300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Root Essent. Oil not available 88000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed 2.0 6800.0 1.55 Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE 4 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root 8.0 72.0 -1.20 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available 110000.0 1.04 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Seed 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.
BETA-CEDRENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.