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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Root 0.0 12.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINOLENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Root 1.0 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGALCIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ANGELIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ANGELICAIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICAIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Root Essent. Oil not available 35000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APTERIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
APTERIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Root 0.0 6.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ARCHANGELENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELENONE 0 Root not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELICAIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Neoplastic 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neurogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
NO-Genic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 3 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oxidant 1 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 34 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 54 Duke, 1992 *
Pheromone 1 Duke, 1992 *
Photoactive 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Photocarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *