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Common Names
Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-CAPRATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-CAPRATE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-LAURATE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Root | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-LINOLENATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-MYRISTATE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-MYRISTATE | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-OLEATE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PALMITATE | 1 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PENTADECANOATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-PENTADECANOATE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-STEARATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 189000.0 | 203000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| FURANCHROMONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| FURANOCOUMARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-B-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaninogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Melatoninogenic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Mitogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Molluscicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 3 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucotropic | 1 | 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. |
| Musculotropic | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 9 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |